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Hamlet Critics Flashcards

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Proverbs and Idioms flashcards
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Smith- Hamlets name

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“Hamlet bears the name of a deaed man, his very identity is being caught up in the past”

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“Hamlet bears the name of a deaed man, his very identity is being caught up in the past”

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Johnson- Instrument

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“Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent”

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“Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent”

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Johnson

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W. Knight- Evil

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“Hamlet is an element of evil in the state of denmerk”

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“Hamlet is an element of evil in the state of denmerk”

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Geothe- Holy

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“All duties seem holy for Hamlet”

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Showalter- Ophelia

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“Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language”

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“Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language”

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Belsey- revenge

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“Revenge is always in excess of justice”

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“Revenge is always in excess of justice”

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Belsey

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Tree- Comic

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“The key comic element of the play is madness”

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“The key comic element of the play is madness”

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Tree

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Bucher- revenge

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“revengers create their own civil justice”

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“revengers create their own civil justice”

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Bucher

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Synder- Comedy

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comedy can be seen as “the grounds for which tragedy developes”

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comedy can be seen as “the grounds for which tragedy developes”

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Smith- sex

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“Hamlet seems obsessed with gertrude as a sex object”

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“Hamlet seems obsessed with gertrude as a sex object”

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Smith

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Altick- claudius

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“the cunning and leacherousness of claudius’ evil has corrupted the whole kingdom of denmark”

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“the cunning and leacherousness of claudius’ evil has corrupted the whole kingdom of denmark”

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Altick

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James- Horatio

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“Hamlet speaks of horatio in words of passionate admiration, how clearly he would like to be horatio”

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“Hamlet speaks of horatio in words of passionate admiration, how clearly he would like to be horatio”

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James

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Hudson-Horatio

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“he is at all times superbly self contained”

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“he [Horatio] is at all times superbly self contained”

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Hudson

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Smith- obidience

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” [Polonius] trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste”

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” [Polonius] trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste”

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Smith

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Gardner- Laertes

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“unthinking laertes”

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“unthinking laertes”

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Gardner

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Hoye- emotion

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“[laertes is] suceptable to emotional rather than rational justification”

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“[laertes is] suceptable to emotional rather than rational justification”

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Hoye

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Smith- power

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“gertrude is caught miserably at the centre of a desperate struggle between two mighty opposites”

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“gertrude is caught miserably at the centre of a desperate struggle between two mighty opposites”

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Smith

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Smith- Corruption

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“[polonius] Seems to love his children, he seems to have the welfare of the kingdom in mind, his actions however are totally corrupt”

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“[polonius] Seems to love his children, he seems to have the welfare of the kingdom in mind, his actions however are totally corrupt”

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