theme critics: parenting

Question 1

Hartwig, 1960: “A Machiavellian schemer…”

Answer 1

“A Machiavellian schemer who takes his plotting to absurd proportions.”

Question 2

Smith, 1960: “Trained his daughter…”

Answer 2

“Trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is able to use her as a piece of bait for spying.”

Question 3

Ralph: “Hamlet clearly idolises…”

Answer 3

“Hamlet clearly idolises his father, seeing him as a Greek god.”

Question 4

G.F. Bradby, 1928: “a character of ambiguous…”

Answer 4

“a character of ambiguous morality whom we can never fully know.”