Hamlet (16-20) Flashcards
1
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George Bernard Shaw
A
“he was half a dozen characters rolled into one”
2
Q
Thomas Rymer
A
Shakespeare “lacks meaning [and] expression.”
3
Q
What did John Evelyn say about the play?
A
He criticised the violent scenes, saying they “disgust this refined age”.
4
Q
What did psychoanalytical critics inspire?
A
Laurence Olivier’s 1948 film and the voice-over soliloquy.
5
Q
What did Freud argue?
A
That Hamlet’s hesitation comes from his repressed desire for his mother, and that he sees a part of himself in his uncle.
