Hamlet critical quotes (ao5) Flashcards
Hamlet - Goethe
“all duties…”
all duties are holy to Hamlet
Hamlet - Coleridge
“Hamlet is obliged…”
Hamlet is obliged to act in the spur of the moment
Hamlet - C.S.Lewis
“Hamlet is haunted…”
Hamlet is haunted, not by the physical fear of dying, but of being dead
Hamlet - Henry Mackenzie
“with the strongest purposes of revenge…”
with the strongest purposes of revenge, he is irresolute and inactive
Hamlet - Thomas Hamner
“his actions are…”
his actions are unworthy of a hero
Hamlet - Kate Flint
“he himself is literally…”
he himself is literally no better than the sinner whom he is to punish
Hamlet - Jacqueline Rose
“the violence towards the mother…”
the violence towards the mother is the effect of the desire for her
Hamlet - Kate Flint
“his madness gives him licence of a fool…”
his madness gives him licence of a fool to speak cruel truths, transgressing the language of social decorum
Hamlet - Goethe
“a poetic and morally…”
a poetic and morally sensitive soul crushed by the barbarous task of murder
Hamlet - Susan Synder
“comedy can be seen as…”
comedy can be seen as the grounds from which tragedy develops
Hamlet - Coleridge
“has no firm…”
has no firm belief in in himself or anything
Hamlet - Coleridge
“a man incapable of acting…”
a man incapable of acting because he thinks too much
Hamlet - Gabriel Josipovici
“suffering a behavious stem…”
suffering a behaviour stem from the fact that he cannot find a play to be a part of
Claudius - Schofield
“he has the persuasiveness and…”
he has the persuasiveness and physical courage of a ruler, but is morally empty
Claudius - Dawson
“he loved Gertrude…”
he loved Gertrude deeply and genuinely
Claudius - Wilson Knight
“a good…”
a good and gentle king
Claudius - Amanda Mabillard
“he is not…”
he is not a monster, he is morally weak
Claudius - Richard Altick
“the cunning and lecherousness…”
the cunning and lecherousness of Claudius’ evil has corrupted the whole kingdom of Denmark
Claudius - L.C.Knights
“a slimy…”
a slimy beast
