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Hamlet is rather an …….. than an …….. WHO SAYS THIS?

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Instrument / agent JOHNSON

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The aim of tragedy is to arouse sensations of … WHO SAYS THIS?

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Pity and fear ARISTOTLE

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The opening scene of Hamlet is as well constructed as that of…. WHO SAYS THIS?

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Any play ever written T.S ELLIOT

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Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about…. WHO SAYS THIS

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The corruption of human nature MACK

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Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent…. WHO SAYS THIS

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Diplomat and king KNIGHT

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All duties seen ….. to hamlet WHO SAYS THIS?

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Holy VAN GOETHE

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Ophelia is deprived of…. WHO SAYS THIS?

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Thought sexuality and language SHOWALTER

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In Shakespeare’s society the ideal female is cherished for her… WHO SAYS THIS?

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Youth beauty and purity ROGERS

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Polonius seems to love his children; he seems the have the welfare of the kingdom in mind. But his means of action, however, are… WHO SAYS THIS?

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Totally corrupt SMITH

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Hamlet seems incapable of….

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Deliberate action HAZLITT

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The single characteristic of Hamlet character is by no means hesitation but the…

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Strong conflux of contending forces SWINBOURNE

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Hamlet’s delay is due to a form of…

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Melancholy BRADLEY

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13
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Hamlet is a tragedy of…

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Thought BRADLEY

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We can imagine Hamlet story without Ophelia, but Ophelia…

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Literally has no story without Hamlet EDWARDS

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Hamlet’s discussed at the feminine passivity in him self is translated into…

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Violent revulsion against women SWINBOURNE

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Claudius is not a monster he is…

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Morally weak MABILLARD

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Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than…

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Sincere contritionARNOLD

18
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Gertrude is a…

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Moral defective MUIR

19
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The ghost is a ………… of Hamlet

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Linchpin WILSON

20
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The absence of clear answers is central to….

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Shakespearean Tragedy KASTAN

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What does Kastan say about shakespearian tragedy?

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the absence of clear answers is central to shakepsearian tragedy

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What does Wilson day about the ghost?

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The ghost is a linchpin of Hamlet

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What does Muir describe Gertrude as?

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a moral defective

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What does Arnold say about claudius’ soliloquy?

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Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere contrition.

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What does Mabillard say about Claudius?

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claudius is not a monster he is morally weak

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What does Swinbourne say about Hamlet?

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Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women

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What does Edwards say about Ophelia?

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We can imagine Hamlet’s story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet

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What does Hamlet say about Hamlet as a tragedy?

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Hamlet is a tragedy of thought

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What does Charney say about Ophelia?

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Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a forceful assertion of her being

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‘Through madness, Ophelia suddenly…’

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Makes a forceful assertion of her being CHARNEY

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What does Showalter say about Hamlets madness compared to Ophelia’s madness?

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Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual and imaginative genius, but Ophelia’s affliction is erotomania or love-madness

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What does Prosser say about Laertes?

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Laertes is like a hurricane. He rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage, roaring for blood

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Laertes is like a hurricane. He rushes into the palace in an…

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Uncontrolled rage, roaring for blood. PROSSER

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What does Kerrigan say about Ophelia

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Ophelia is a lesser we have never really known

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Ophelia is a lesser that…

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we have never really known KERRIGAN

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What does Mack say about Hamlet in the final act?

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In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man

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In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and…

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we discover a different man MACK

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What does Frye say about Hamlet as a tragedy?

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Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis

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Hamlet is a tragedy without…

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Catharsis FRYE

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What does O’toole say about Hamlet and the tragic hero theory?

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Hamlet poses great problems for the tragic hero theory because he is patently not a hero.

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Hamlet poses great problems for the tragic hero theory because…

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he is patently not a hero O’TOOLE

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