Hamlet critics

Question 1

“We can imagine Hamlet’s story without __________, but Ophelia literally has no story __________Hamlet”
_____ Edwards

Answer 1

“We can imagine Hamlet’s story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet”
Lee Edwards

Question 2

“[On Ophelia] everyone has ____ her […] not allowed to _____, and unable to be false, Ophelia ______-“
David ____________

Answer 2

“[On Ophelia] everyone has used her […] not allowed to love, and unable to be false, Ophelia breaks”
David Leverenz

Question 3

Hamlet is a ________ man haunted by a ______________ ghost”
_____________

Answer 3

Hamlet is a Protestant man haunted by a Catholic ghost”
Greenblat

Question 4

Nietzsche
“Knowledge kills _________, to action belongs the veil of illusion -that is the lesson of hamlet (because) true knowledge, insight into the horrific truth, __________ any motive leading to action”

Answer 4

Nietzsche
“Knowledge kills action, to action belongs the veil of illusion -that is the lesson of hamlet (because) true knowledge, insight into the horrific truth, outweighs any motive leading to action”

Question 5

___________
“The play is a guided tour through a _______ world (…) so that we doubt not only what we _________ and hear but our own powers of ___________ and action”

Answer 5

Greer
“The play is a guided tour through a lying world (…) so that we doubt not only what we see and hear but our own powers of judgement and action”

Question 6

Van _________
“Hamlet shows he is a man by being many men”

Answer 6

Van Doren
“Hamlet shows he is a man by being many men”

Question 7

The anxiety surrounding death in the play reflects the conflict between catholic between and Protestant beliefs and debates about the afterlife.

Answer 7

The anxiety surrounding death in the play reflects the conflict between catholic between and Protestant beliefs and debates about the afterlife.