Essay Plan Flashcards
What context do we have about Gertrude that hamlet seems to ignore
She’s a woman in a patriarchal society her rock is to be a possession - she needs to be possessed/needs a husband to live
What element does hamlets grief link to (aristotle)
A key element of aristotles tragedies (that inspired shakespeare) were arousing a feeling of pity
What element is a theme inspired by seneca
Revenge is a key theme in Senecas plays - they had just made it over to England via translation around this time it inspired a lot of playwrights
What did shakespeares son in law inspire
An interest in mental illness
What are elements that differ between hamlet and Claudius
Hamlet is a renaissance thinker whereas Claudius is medieval thinker. Claudius slanders and scolds hamlet for his emotion
What part of Claudius’ identity would make him think he’s living up to his duty
Claudius as a man his role in society would be to order people around and be in a position of power he would see bossing hamlet as him fulfilling his duty
What critic would you disagree with
Hamlet is an element of evil in the state of Denmark
-he’s just grieving his dad
What critic would you pair with hamlets depiction of grief as well as his anger at his mom
Hamlets instability calls into question whether a noble act of revenge is possible
What critic would you pair with hamlets depiction of grief
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most fully developed study of mental illness
