Hamlet (16-20 reversed) Flashcards
1
Q
“he was half a dozen characters rolled into one”
A
George Bernard Shaw
2
Q
“lacks meaning [and] expression.” (on Shakespeare)
A
Thomas Rymer
3
Q
“disgust this refined age”
A
John Evelyn
4
Q
What did psychoanalytical critics inspire?
A
Laurence Olivier’s 1947 film and the voice-over soliloquy.
5
Q
That Hamlet’s hesitation comes from his repressed desire for his mother, and that he sees a part of himself in his uncle.
A
What did Freud argue?
