Hamlet | Key Critics Quotes Flashcards
Women were…
“Women were everything men were not: silent, submissive, powerless” BELSEY
A character of…
“A character of ambiguous morality” BRADBY
Useful…
“Useful devices” BRADBY
Does little except…
“Does little except echo Claudius’ wishes” BARKER
Piece of…
“Piece of bait” SMITH
The key comic element of the play…
“The key comic element of the play is madness” TREE
It is we who…
“It is we who are Hamlet” HAZLITT (romantic)
Useless and…
“Useless and wanton cruelty” JOHNSON
Polonius is willing to…
“Polonius is willing to gamble with his daughter’s distress” WALKER
Hamlet is so…
“Hamlet is so unworthy as a hero” HAMMAR
[Hamlet is] the self sacrificing hero who could…
“The self sacrificing hero who could cleanse the state of corruption and oppression” (THOMPSON & TAYLOR)
