Hamlet Critics Flashcards
Smith- Hamlets name
“Hamlet bears the name of a deaed man, his very identity is being caught up in the past”
“Hamlet bears the name of a deaed man, his very identity is being caught up in the past”
smith
Johnson- Instrument
“Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent”
“Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent”
Johnson
W. Knight- Evil
“Hamlet is an element of evil in the state of denmerk”
“Hamlet is an element of evil in the state of denmerk”
W. Knight
Geothe- Holy
“All duties seem holy for Hamlet”
Showalter- Ophelia
“Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language”
“Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language”
showalter
Belsey- revenge
“Revenge is always in excess of justice”
“Revenge is always in excess of justice”
Belsey
Tree- Comic
“The key comic element of the play is madness”
“The key comic element of the play is madness”
Tree
Bucher- revenge
“revengers create their own civil justice”
“revengers create their own civil justice”
Bucher
Synder- Comedy
comedy can be seen as “the grounds for which tragedy developes”
comedy can be seen as “the grounds for which tragedy developes”
synder
Smith- sex
“Hamlet seems obsessed with gertrude as a sex object”
“Hamlet seems obsessed with gertrude as a sex object”
Smith
Altick- claudius
“the cunning and leacherousness of claudius’ evil has corrupted the whole kingdom of denmark”
“the cunning and leacherousness of claudius’ evil has corrupted the whole kingdom of denmark”
Altick
James- Horatio
“Hamlet speaks of horatio in words of passionate admiration, how clearly he would like to be horatio”
“Hamlet speaks of horatio in words of passionate admiration, how clearly he would like to be horatio”
James
Hudson-Horatio
“he is at all times superbly self contained”
“he [Horatio] is at all times superbly self contained”
Hudson
Smith- obidience
” [Polonius] trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste”
” [Polonius] trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste”
Smith
Gardner- Laertes
“unthinking laertes”
“unthinking laertes”
Gardner
Hoye- emotion
“[laertes is] suceptable to emotional rather than rational justification”
“[laertes is] suceptable to emotional rather than rational justification”
Hoye
Smith- power
“gertrude is caught miserably at the centre of a desperate struggle between two mighty opposites”
“gertrude is caught miserably at the centre of a desperate struggle between two mighty opposites”
Smith
Smith- Corruption
“[polonius] Seems to love his children, he seems to have the welfare of the kingdom in mind, his actions however are totally corrupt”
“[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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