character critics: ophelia Flashcards
1
Q
Stanton: “only in death…”
A
“only in death does ophelia escape the whore image.”
2
Q
Royle: “normal sexual passions…”
A
“normal sexual passions of an adolescent girl.”
3
Q
Reinhardt: “Ophelia is only a…”
A
“Ophelia is only a weak sacrificial victim”
4
Q
Emi Hamana, 1995: “suffers a series…”
A
“suffers a series of patriarchal oppressions.”
5
Q
Siegel: “Ophelia is one…”
A
“Ophelia is one of the least self-critical beings imaginable.”
6
Q
Leverence: “not allowed to love…”
A
“not allowed to love and unable to be false, Ophelia breaks.”
