Kingship Flashcards
1
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Gurr 1978 ‘he is the only…
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‘He is the only discordant note in the well-orchestrated Claudia’s world’
- therefore he must be removed for claims to maintain security of Denmark & his throne
2
Q
Knight ‘Claudius is a good and…
A
‘Claudius is a good and gentle king, enmeshed by the chain of causality linking him with his crime’
3
Q
Schofield ‘he has the persuasiveness and…
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‘He has the persuasiveness and physical courage of a ruler, but is morally empty’
- Claudius
