character critics: gertrude Flashcards
Drake, 1699: “wonderfully punished…”
“wonderfully punished in the admirable distribution of poetic justice.”
T.S. Elliot, 1921: “arouses in Hamlet…”
“arouses in Hamlet the feeling which she is incapable of representing.”
Montgomery, 2009: “thoroughly developed…”
“thoroughly developed, autonomous, morally responsible analyst.”
Elliot, 1919: “not negative…”
“not negative and insignificant.”
Bradby, 1928: “a character of ambiguous…”
“a character of ambiguous morality whom we can never fully know”
Smith, 2010: “Although he clearly loves her…”
“Although he clearly loves her, Claudius shares the Hamlets’ conception of Gertrude as an object.”
Granville-Barker, 1930: “The woman who does not…”
“The woman who does not mature, who clings onto her youth.”
Bradley, 1904: “Hamlet’s chief desire…”
“hamlet’s chief desire is to save gertrude’s soul.”
Dall: “Gertrude’s actions and body…”
“Gertrude’s actions and body contribute far more to the story than her character.”
Das Pragati, 2012: “Hamlet develops a deep…”
“Hamlet develops a deep seeded hatred for women seeing his mother’s hasty remarriage.”
