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Hamlet: Critics Flashcards

1
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‘All duties seem _________ to Hamlet’ (Von Goethe)

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holy

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‘The aim of tragedy is to arouse sensations of_______ and ________’
(Aristotle)

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pity and fear

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‘The opening scene of Hamlet is as well _______ as that of any play ever written’ (T.S. Eliot)

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constructed

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‘Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent ________ and king’ (Knight)

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diplomat

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‘Ophelia is deprived of thought, _______ and _________’ (Showalter)

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sexuality and language

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Which critic said:

‘Opelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language’?

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Showalter

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‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, ___________ and purity’ (Rogers)

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beauty

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Which critic said:

‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, beauty and purity’

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Rogers

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9
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Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about the corruption of __________/___________ (Mack)

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human behaviour

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‘Hamlet seems incapable of ___________ action’ (Hazlitt)

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deliberate

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‘Hamlet’s delay is due to…a form of _____________’ (Bradley)

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melancholy

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12
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‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means hesitation but the strong conflux of ___________ forces.’ (Swinbourne)

A

contending

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13
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Which critic?

‘Hamlet is a tragedy of thought.’

A

Bradley

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14
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‘Hamlet is a tragedy of ______________.’ (Bradley)

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thought

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Which critic?

‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means hesitation but the strong conflux of contending forces.’

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Swinbourne

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16
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‘We can imagine Hamlet’s story without _________ but ____________ literally has no story without Hamlet.’
(Edwards)

A

Ophelia

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17
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Which critic?

‘We can imagine Hamlet’s story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet.’

A

Edwards

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18
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‘Gertrude is a moral ________________’ (Muir)

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defective

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‘Gertrude is a ____________ defective’ (Muir)

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moral

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20
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Which critic?

‘Women are either innocent maiden saints or loathsome sinners.’

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Mcgrory

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‘Women are either innocent maiden saints or ______________________.’

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‘loathsome sinners’

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Which critic?

‘Polonius seems to love his children….his means of action however are totally corrupt’

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Smith

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23
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Polonius seems to love his children….his means of action however are…’ (Smith)

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totally corrupt

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Women are either …… or loathsome sinners (McCrory)

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innocent maiden saints

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What did Muir say about Gertrude?

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She is a ‘moral defective’

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What did Bradley say about Hamlet as a tragedy?

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It is a ‘tragedy of thought’.

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27
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What did Knight say that Claudius shows every sign of being?

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An excellent diplomat and king

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28
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According to Aristotle, what is the aim of tragedy?

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‘to arouse sensations of pity and fear’

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What did Von Goethe say about how Hamlet sees duty?

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‘all duties seem holy to Hamlet’

30
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According to Hazlitt, what is Hamlet incapable of?

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‘deliberate action’

31
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According to Showalter, what is Ophelia deprived of?

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‘thought, sexuality and language’

32
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The single characteristic of Hamlet is by no means hesitation but…(Swinbourne)

A

the strong conflux of contending forces.

33
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What did Swinbourne say about Hamlet’s main characteristic?

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It is ‘by no means hesitation but the string conflux of contending forces’

34
Q

Hamlet’s primary psychological endeavor is not merely to avenge his father’s death but to.. (Adelman)

A

remake his mother

35
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Who said this:

Hamlet’s primary psychological endeavor is not merely to avenge his father’s death but to remake his mother

A

Adelman

36
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What did Adelman say about Hamlet’s primary psychological endeavour?

A

It is not to avenge his father but to remake his mother.

37
Q

Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into… (Leverenz)

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violent revulsion against women.

38
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Who said this:

Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women.

A

Leverenz

39
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Claudius is not a monster, he is…. (Mabillard)

A

morally weak

40
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What did Mabillard say about Claudius?

A

he is ‘not a monster, he is morally weak’

41
Q

Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than… (Arnold)

A

sincere contrition

42
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What did Arnold say about Claudius’ soliloquy?

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It ‘gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry, rather than sincere contrition’

43
Q

The ghost is the _________ of the play (Wilson)

A

linchpin

44
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Who said this:

The ghost is the linchpin of the play

A

Wilson

45
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What did Wilson say about the ghost?

A

It is the linchpin of the play

46
Q

Through madness, Ophelia makes a… (Charney)

A

forceful assertion of her being

47
Q

Who said this:

Through madness, Ophelia makes a forceful assertion of her being.

A

Charney

48
Q

Polonius has trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is thus able to use her as…(Smith)

A

a piece of bait for spying.

49
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Who said this:

Polonius has trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is thus able to use her as bait for spying.

A

Smith

50
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What did Smith say about Polonius?

A

He has trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is thus able to use her as bait for spying.

51
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What did Showalter say about Ophelia and hamlet’s madness?

A

Ophelia’s madness is erotomania whereas Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual or imaginative genius.

52
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Who said this?

Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual or imaginative genius, but Ophelia’s madness is erotomania’

A

Showalter

53
Q

Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual or imaginative genius, but Ophelia’s madness is… (Showalter)

A

erotomania

54
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Who said this:

Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent’

A

(Johnson)

55
Q

Hamlet is rather an __________ than an ___________ (Johnson)

A

instrument/agent

56
Q

What did Johnson say about Hamlet?

A

Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent.

57
Q

‘Laertes is like a…’ (Prosser)

A

hurricane

58
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What did Prosser say about Laertes?

A

He is ‘like a hurricane - he rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage roaring for blood’

59
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Who said this?

‘Laertes is like a hurricane - he rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage roaring for blood’

A

Prosser

60
Q

‘Ophelia is a ______ we have never really known’ (Kerrigan)

A

lesser

61
Q

Who said this?

‘Ophelia is a lesser we have never really known’

A

Kerrigan

62
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What did Kerrigan say about Ophelia?

A

She is a ‘lesser we have never really known’

63
Q

‘In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we… (Mack)

A

discover a different man

64
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What did Mack say about Hamlet at the end of the play?

A

He ‘accepts his world and we discover a different man’

65
Q

Who said this?

‘In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man’

A

Mack

66
Q

‘Hamlet is a tragedy without…’ (Frye)

A

catharsis

67
Q

Who said this?

‘Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis’

A

Frye

68
Q

What did Frye say about Hamlet as a tragedy?

A

It is a ‘tragedy without catharsis’

69
Q

O’Toole said that ‘Hamlet is patently not a…’

A

hero

70
Q

Who has suggested that Hamlet is ‘patently not a hero’?

A

O’Toole

71
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What did O’Toole say about Hamlet as a character?

A

He is ‘patently not a hero’

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