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Critics
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- 1Mack – [Claudius]Mack – Claudius has ‘contaminated’ Denmark with his corruption.
- 2Belsey - [Claudius]Belsey - Claudius is still in possession of the crown and Gertrude and is planning the death of Hamlet (…) in these circumstances revenge is a political as well as a moral issue
- 3BradleyHamlet suffers from melancholic paralysis and weariness of life, which is the immediate cause of his later inaction
- 4GansHamlet is an intellectual that glories in his mastery of language as a means to defer as long as possible the contact of ideas and practical reality.
- 5AlexanderThe other characters in the play do not hesitate to act as they’re sure in their values and belief. Laertes and Fortinbras act as they believe some actions are right and honourable
- 6A.C Bradley‘Action required by Hamlet is exceptional’ Hamlets melancholy is what holds him back from killing Claudius, due to his thoughts and consciousness
- 7EdwardsWe can imagine Hamlet without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet
- 8ShowalterOphelia is deprived of language, thought and sexuality.
- 9KnightClaudius is not a criminal, he was doing his duty to the state when he set up Hamlet. Hamlet was a danger to the state.
- 10KittoClaudius is a arch villain, driven by crime into further crime.
- 11KnightClaudius can hardly be blamed for his actions They’re forced upon him.
- 12TenninhouseClaudius and Hamlet are both entitled to the throne. So one had to die. As they all die in the end stability resumes.
- 13CruttwellHamlets immortality means he deserves to die at the end
- 14CamtorFrom the beginning of the play Hamlet is preoccupied with the idea of suicide
- 15MamnerHamlet shouldn’t play God in killing Claudius
- 16MeisterHamlet is obsessed with “avenging his father” thus making him obsessed with the idea of death
- 17FreudShakespeare’s father had died, making him obsessed with it. As it took place in his own life.
- 18AlexanderThe play has a pattern of revenge and death
- 19KottThe ghost is the centre of uncertainty in the play
- 20Critics in general [Uncertainty]Instability of Denmark | Who is Hamlet’s anger is geared against | Claudius’ resolve; is he remorseful or not?
- 21SociologyImpression management - Everyone is presenting the best version of themselves
- 22Kitto - OpheliaOphelia exposed to corruption though uncorrupted is pitifully destroyed as the chain of evil uncoils itself
- 23Coleridge - OpheliaOphelia feels too much, and drowns in her feelings, thus being sensitive to it
- 24Victorian CriticsOphelia died of a broken heart
- 25Lewes - Ophelia‘Poor Ophelia broken-hearted, dying in madness’
- 26Cruttwell - HamletHamlet is represented as a virtuous character
- 27Conklin- Hamlet‘Malcontent avenger’
- 28Kitto - HamletEach disaster we can refer to something Hamlet has done or failed to do
- 29Critics in general - GetrudeSelfish survivor
- 30Smith - PoloniusMeans of actions are totally corrupt
- 31Smith - OpheliaPiece of bait for spying
- 32DraperClaudius’ marriage is a marriage of convince
- 33Kitto - GertrudeAfter her own sin, and as a direct consequence of it, everything she holds dear is blasted
- 34FrenchThe speed of Gertrude’s remarriage suggests that she has sexual desire = disgusts hamlet/meant to be chaste
- 35Smith (2)Gertrude isn’t presented as an individual but defined by other people
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- AS level English Flashcards on Critics , created by Micah Asomani on 18/05/2017.
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