Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Matt's 2024 B Block > Hamlet: Critics > Flashcards

Hamlet: Critics Flashcards

1
Q

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

A

holy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

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

A

pity and fear

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

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

A

constructed

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

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

A

diplomat

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

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

A

sexuality and language

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Which critic said:

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

A

Showalter

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

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

A

beauty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Which critic said:

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

A

Rogers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

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

A

human behaviour

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

‘Hamlet seems incapable of ___________ action’ (Hazlitt)

A

deliberate

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

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

A

melancholy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

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

A

contending

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Which critic?

‘Hamlet is a tragedy of thought.’

A

Bradley

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

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

A

thought

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Which critic?

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

A

Swinbourne

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

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

A

Ophelia

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Which critic?

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

A

Edwards

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

‘Gertrude is a moral ________________’ (Muir)

A

defective

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

‘Gertrude is a ____________ defective’ (Muir)

A

moral

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

Which critic?

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

A

Mcgrory

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

‘Women are either innocent maiden saints or ______________________.’

A

‘loathsome sinners’

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

Which critic?

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

A

Smith

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

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

A

totally corrupt

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

Women are either …… or loathsome sinners (McCrory)

A

innocent maiden saints

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
What did Muir say about Gertrude?
She is a 'moral defective'
26
What did Bradley say about Hamlet as a tragedy?
It is a 'tragedy of thought'.
27
What did Knight say that Claudius shows every sign of being?
An excellent diplomat and king
28
According to Aristotle, what is the aim of tragedy?
'to arouse sensations of pity and fear'
29
What did Von Goethe say about how Hamlet sees duty?
'all duties seem holy to Hamlet'
30
According to Hazlitt, what is Hamlet incapable of?
'deliberate action'
31
According to Showalter, what is Ophelia deprived of?
'thought, sexuality and language'
32
The single characteristic of Hamlet is by no means hesitation but...(Swinbourne)
the strong conflux of contending forces.
33
What did Swinbourne say about Hamlet's main characteristic?
It is 'by no means hesitation but the string conflux of contending forces'
34
Hamlet's primary psychological endeavor is not merely to avenge his father's death but to.. (Adelman)
remake his mother
35
Who said this: Hamlet's primary psychological endeavor is not merely to avenge his father's death but to remake his mother
Adelman
36
What did Adelman say about Hamlet's primary psychological endeavour?
It is not to avenge his father but to remake his mother.
37
Hamlet's disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into... (Leverenz)
violent revulsion against women.
38
Who said this: Hamlet's disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women.
Leverenz
39
Claudius is not a monster, he is.... (Mabillard)
morally weak
40
What did Mabillard say about Claudius?
he is 'not a monster, he is morally weak'
41
Claudius' soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than... (Arnold)
sincere contrition
42
What did Arnold say about Claudius' soliloquy?
It 'gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry, rather than sincere contrition'
43
The ghost is the _________ of the play (Wilson)
linchpin
44
Who said this: The ghost is the linchpin of the play
Wilson
45
What did Wilson say about the ghost?
It is the linchpin of the play
46
Through madness, Ophelia makes a... (Charney)
forceful assertion of her being
47
Who said this: Through madness, Ophelia makes a forceful assertion of her being.
Charney
48
Polonius has trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is thus able to use her as...(Smith)
a piece of bait for spying.
49
Who said this: Polonius has trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is thus able to use her as bait for spying.
Smith
50
What did Smith say about Polonius?
He has trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is thus able to use her as bait for spying.
51
What did Showalter say about Ophelia and hamlet's madness?
Ophelia's madness is erotomania whereas Hamlet's madness is associated with intellectual or imaginative genius.
52
Who said this? Hamlet's madness is associated with intellectual or imaginative genius, but Ophelia's madness is erotomania'
Showalter
53
Hamlet's madness is associated with intellectual or imaginative genius, but Ophelia's madness is... (Showalter)
erotomania
54
Who said this: Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent’
(Johnson)
55
Hamlet is rather an __________ than an ___________ (Johnson)
instrument/agent
56
What did Johnson say about Hamlet?
Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent.
57
'Laertes is like a...' (Prosser)
hurricane
58
What did Prosser say about Laertes?
He is 'like a hurricane - he rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage roaring for blood'
59
Who said this? 'Laertes is like a hurricane - he rushes into the palace in an uncontrolled rage roaring for blood'
Prosser
60
'Ophelia is a ______ we have never really known' (Kerrigan)
lesser
61
Who said this? 'Ophelia is a lesser we have never really known'
Kerrigan
62
What did Kerrigan say about Ophelia?
She is a 'lesser we have never really known'
63
'In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we... (Mack)
discover a different man
64
What did Mack say about Hamlet at the end of the play?
He 'accepts his world and we discover a different man'
65
Who said this? 'In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man'
Mack
66
'Hamlet is a tragedy without...' (Frye)
catharsis
67
Who said this? 'Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis'
Frye
68
What did Frye say about Hamlet as a tragedy?
It is a 'tragedy without catharsis'
69
O'Toole said that 'Hamlet is patently not a...'
hero
70
Who has suggested that Hamlet is 'patently not a hero'?
O'Toole
71
What did O'Toole say about Hamlet as a character?
He is 'patently not a hero'

Matt's 2024 B Block (7 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions