hamlet critical interpretations Flashcards
what did coleridge praise hamlet for
“the most perfect plot ever planned”
according to coleridge what was hamlet
a character who grapples with philosophical and moral dilemmas
what did coleridge say the play of hamlet explored
explored profound questions about the nature of existence , the human condition and good vs evil
who wrote the critical essay shakespearean tragedy
Bradley
what concept did bradley explore
the idea of a fatal flaw
what did bradley say hamlet’s fatal flaw was
his tendency to overthink and analyse every situation
what did bradley say was the reason for hamlet’s delayed revenge
his intellectual nature , his need for moral justification and inner struggle with the consequence of violence
what was freud concept of hamlet
psychoanalysis
what did freud say that hamlet had
an oedipus complex
freud on hamlet’s delayed action
unresolved oedipal feelings
what did freud say hamlet’s anger at his mother’s remarriage was a result of
his unconscious wish to possess her himself
what did hamlet’s antic disposition let him explore according to freud
his repressed thoughts and feelings
which critic takes a critical view on the play of hamlet
Eliot
what does eliot describe the play to be
“most certainly an artistic failure”
what is eliot critical of
the plays structure and thematic issues and lack of unified theme
