Hamlet Critics Flashcards
‘Hamlet’s psychological problems stem from the fact that he does not have a
father to guide and mould him.’
Avi Elrich
Avi Elrich
‘Hamlet’s psychological problems stem from the fact that he does not have a
father to guide and mould him.’
(Idea that) Male madness seen as melancholy, deriving from an intellectual mind
under pressure. Female madness associated with hysteria, and linked to sexuality.
Elaine Showalter
Elaine Showalter
(Idea that) Male madness seen as melancholy, deriving from an intellectual mind
under pressure. Female madness associated with hysteria, and linked to sexuality.
‘Hamlet addresses Elizabethan anxieties of being forgotten after
death’
Stephen Greenblatt
Stephen Greenblatt
‘Hamlet addresses Elizabethan anxieties of being forgotten after
death’
‘The conflict of authority and power is key to the dramatic impact of the play. Interesting, Hamlet is a prince, and yet opposes those in power’
Catherine Belsey
Catherine Belsey
‘The conflict of authority and power is key to the dramatic impact of the play. Interesting, Hamlet is a prince, and yet opposes those in power’
(Gertrude is accused of) ‘too much sexuality’
Jacqueline Rose
Jacqueline Rose
(Gertrude is accused of) ‘too much sexuality’
‘(Hamlet) is full of weakness and melancholy, but there is no harshness in his nature’
William Hazlitt
William Hazlitt
‘(Hamlet) is full of weakness and melancholy, but there is no harshness in his nature’
