Hamlet critics Flashcards
1
Q
‘the idea of an ulcer or tumour, as descriptive of the unwholesome condition of Denmark morally’
A
Caroline Spurgeon
2
Q
‘Polonius moulds Ophelia’s identity to fit his own needs, taking advantage of her relationship with Hamlet to improve his own relationship with Claudius’
A
Heather Brown
3
Q
Hamlet is driven mad by his mother’s depravity
A
AC Bradley
4
Q
‘too horrible to be read or to be uttered’
A
Dr Johnson
5
Q
‘A lovely pure, noble and most moral nature…sinks beneath a burden which it cannot bear and must not cast away’
A
Goethe
6
Q
Oedipus Complex
A
Ernest Jones
7
Q
highlights the conflicting notions of authority and power that give rise to so much of the dramatic interest in the play
A
Catherine Belsey
