Critics Flashcards
AC Bradley: Hamlet
“Hamlet is unable to carry out the sacred duty, imposed by divine authority, of punishing an evil man by death.”
Von Goethe: Hamlet
“All duties seem holy for Hamlet.”
Alexander: Hamlet
“The proof of the King’s guilt does not solve Hamlet’s problem. The question remains, how does one deal with such a man, without becoming like him?”
Smith: Ophelia
“Polonius seems to love his children; he seems to have the welfare of the Kingdom in his mind. His means of action, however, are totally corrupt.”
Smith: Ophelia
“Female virtue is identical with chastity; thus Polonius trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is able to use her as a piece of bait for spying”
Showalter: Ophelia
“Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language.”
Magnus: Laertes
“Fiery, self-assured and impetuous.”
Prosser: Laertes
“He denies his conscience, his King and his God.”
