Critics Flashcards
What did Aristotle say?
‘The aim of a tragedy is to arouse sensations of pity and fear’
Who said ‘The aim of a tragedy is to arouse sensations of pity and fear’?
Aristotle
What did T.S Eliot say?
‘The opening scene of Hamlet is as well constructed as that of any play ever written’
Who said ‘The opening scene of Hamlet is as well constructed as that of any play ever written’?
T.S Eliot
What did Knight say?
‘Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent diplomat and king’
Who said ‘Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent diplomat and king’?
Knight
What did McGrory say?
‘Shakespeares women are either maiden saints or loathsome sinners’
Who said ‘Shakespeares women are either maiden saints or loathsome sinners’?
McGrory
What did Samuel Taylor Coleridge say?
‘Ophelia’s short and general answer to Laertes, the natural careless of innocence, which cannot think such a code of cautions and prudences necessary to its own preservation’
Who said ‘Ophelia’s short and general answer to Laertes, the natural careless of innocence, which cannot think such a code of cautions and prudences necessary to its own preservation’?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
What did Showalter say about Ophelia?
‘Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language’
Who said ‘Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language’?
Showalter
What did Rogers say?
‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, beauty and purity’
Who said ‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, beauty and purity’?
Rogers
What did Von Goethe say?
‘All duties seem holy to Hamlet’
Who said ‘All duties seem holy to Hamlet’?
Von Goethe
What did Johnson say?
‘Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent’
Who said ‘Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent’?
Johnson
What did Mack say about Hamlet’s madness?
‘Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about the corruption of human nature’
Who said ‘Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about the corruption of human nature’?
Mack
What did Hazlitt say?
‘Hamlet seems incapable of deliberate action’
Who said ‘Hamlet seems incapable of deliberate action’?
Hazlitt
What did Bradley say about Hamlet’s delay?
‘Hamlet’s delay is due to … a form of melancholy’
Who said ‘Hamlet’s delay is due to … a form of melancholy’?
Bradley
What did Newell say?
‘entirely motivated by reason and un-touched by passion’
Who said ‘entirely motivated by reason and un-touched by passion’?
Newell
What did Swinbourne say about Hamlet’s character?
‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means hesitation but the strong conflux of contending forces’
Who said ‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means hesitation but the strong conflux of contending forces’?
Swinbourne
What did Bradley say Hamlet is a tragedy of?
‘Hamlet is a tragedy of thought’
Who said ‘Hamlet is a tragedy of thought’?
Bradley
What did Edwards say?
‘We can imagine Hamlet’s story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet’
Who said ‘We can imagine Hamlet’s story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet’?
Edwards
What did Swinbourne say about Hamlet’s disgust?
‘Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women’
Who said ‘Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women’?
Swinbourne
What did Knight say about Hamlet?
‘Hamlet is in fact the poison in the veins of the community’
Who said ‘Hamlet is in fact the poison in the veins of the community’?
Knight
What did Mabillard say?
‘Claudius is not a monster, he is morally weak’
Who said ‘Claudius is not a monster, he is morally weak’?
Mabillard
What did Arnold say?
‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere contrition’
Who said ‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere contrition’?
Arnold
What did Muir say?
‘Gertrude is a moral defective’
Who said ‘Gertrude is a moral defective’?
Muir
What did Wilson say?
‘The ghost in the linchpin of Hamlet’
Who said ‘The ghost in the linchpin of Hamlet’?
Wilson
What did Adelman say?
‘Throughout the play, the covert drama of reformation vies for priority with overt drama of revenge’
Who said ‘Throughout the play, the covert drama of reformation vies for priority with overt drama of revenge’?
Adelman
What did Charney say?
‘Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a forceful assertion of her being’
Who said ‘Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a forceful assertion of her being’?
Charney
What did Showalter say about Hamlet and Ophelia?
‘Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual and imaginative genius, but Ophelia’s affliction is erotomania or love-madness.’
Who said ‘Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual and imaginative genius, but Ophelia’s affliction is erotomania or love-madness.’?
Showalter
What did Prosser say?
‘Laertes is like a hurricane. He rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage, roaring for blood’
Who said ‘Laertes is like a hurricane. He rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage, roaring for blood’?
Prosser
What did Kerrigan say?
Ophelia is a ‘lesser we have never really known’
Who said Ophelia is a ‘lesser we have never really known’?
Kerrigan
What does Mack say?
‘In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man’
Who said ‘In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man’?
Mack
What did Frye say?
‘Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis’
Who said ‘Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis’?
Frye
What did O’Toole say?
‘Hamlet poses great problems for the tragic hero theory because he is patently not a hero’
Who said ‘Hamlet poses great problems for the tragic hero theory because he is patently not a hero’?
O’Toole
