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Hamlet: Critics Flashcards

1
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‘All duties seem _________ to Hamlet’ (Von Goethe)

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holy

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‘_____________ is not a monster, he is morally weak’ (Mabillard)

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Claudius

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Which critic?

‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere contrition.’

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Arnold

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‘Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a _________/____________ of her being’ (Charney)

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forceful assertion

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5
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Which critic?

‘Laertes is like a hurricane’

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Prosser

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‘The aim of tragedy is to arouse sensations of_______ and ________’
(Aristotle)

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pity and fear

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‘The opening scene of Hamlet is as well _______ as that of any play ever written’ (T.S. Eliot)

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constructed

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‘Claudius shows every sign of being an excellent ________ and king’ (Knight)

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diplomat

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9
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‘Ophelia is deprived of thought, _______ and _________’ (Showalter)

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sexuality and language

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Which critic said:

‘Opelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language’?

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Showalter

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‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her….’ (Rogers)

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youth, beauty and purity

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Which critic said:

‘In Shakespeare’s society, the ideal female is cherished for her youth, beauty and purity’

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Rogers

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Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about the corruption of __________/___________ (Mack)

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human behaviour

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‘Hamlet seems incapable of ___________ action’ (Hazlitt)

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deliberate

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‘Hamlet’s delay is due to…a form of _____________’ (Bradley)

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melancholy

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16
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‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means hesitation but the strong conflux of ___________ forces.’ (Swinbourne)

A

contending

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17
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Which critic?

‘Hamlet is a tragedy of thought.’

A

Bradley

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18
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‘Hamlet is a tragedy of ______________.’ (Bradley)

A

thought

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Which critic?

‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means hesitation but the strong conflux of contending forces.’

A

Swinbourne

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20
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‘We can imagine Hamlet’s story without _________ but ____________ literally has no story without Hamlet.’
(Edwards)

A

Ophelia

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Which critic?

‘We can imagine Hamlet’s story without Ophelia, but Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet.’

A

Edwards

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22
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‘Claudius is not a ______________, he is morally weak’ (Mabillard)

A

monster

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‘Claudius is not a monster, he is morally _____________’ (Mabillard)

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weak

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24
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‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of _____________ pageantry rather than sincere contrition.’ (Arnold)

A

rhetorical

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‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere ______________.’ (Arnold)

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contrition

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‘Gertrude is a moral ________________’ (Muir)

A

defective

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27
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Which critic?

‘Gertrude is a moral defective’

A

Muir

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28
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‘The ghost is the _______ of Hamlet’ (Wilson)

A

linchpin

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29
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Which critic

‘Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a forceful assertion of her being’

A

Charney

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30
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‘In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a ____________/__________’ (Mack)

A

different man

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31
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Which critic?

‘In the final act, Hamlet accepts his world and we discover a different man’

A

Mack

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32
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‘Hamlet is a tragedy without _____________’ (Frye)

A

catharsis

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33
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Which critic?

‘Hamlet is a tragedy without catharsis’

A

Frye

34
Q

Which critic?

‘Women are either innocent maiden saints or loathsome sinners.’

A

Mcgrory

35
Q

‘Women are either innocent maiden saints or ______________________.’

A

‘loathsome sinners’

36
Q

Which critic?

‘Polonius seems to love his children….his means of action however are totally corrupt’

A

Smith

37
Q

Which critic?

‘You will observe in Ophelia’s short and general answer to the long speech of Laertes the natural carelessness of innocence’

A

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

38
Q

‘You will observe in Ophelia’s short and general answer to the long speech of Laertes the… (Samuel Taylor Coleridge)

A

natural carelessness of innocence

39
Q

Hamlet is rather an…(Johnson)

A

instrument than an agent

40
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Which critic?

‘Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent’

A

Johnson

41
Q

Which critic?

‘Hamlet is in fact the poison in the veins of the community.’

A

Knight

42
Q

‘Hamlet is in fact the….’ (Knight)

A

poison in the veins of the community

43
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Which critic?

‘Hamlet’s soliloquy in 3.1 (to be or not to be) is ‘entirely motivated by reason and untouched by passion’

A

(Newell)

44
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Hamlet’s soliloquy in 3.1 (to be or not to be) is ‘entirely…. (Newell)

A

motivated by reason and untouched by passion.

45
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‘Hamlet is patently not a…. (O’toole)

A

hero

46
Q

Which critic?

‘Hamlet is patently not a hero’

A

O’Toole

47
Q

Which critic?

‘Throughout the play the covert drama of reformation vies for priority with overt drama of revenge’

A

Adelman

48
Q

‘Throughout the play the covert drama of reformation vies for…’ (Adelman)

A

priority with overt drama of revenge

49
Q

Which critic?

Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual and imaginative genius but Ophelia’s affliction is erotomania or love madness.’

A

Showalter

50
Q

Hamlet’s madness is associated with intellectual and imaginative genius but Ophelia’s…(Showalter)

A

affliction is erotomania or love madness

51
Q

Which critic?

‘Ophelia is a lesser we have never really known’

A

Kerrigan

52
Q

Ophelia is a lesser… (Kerrigan)

A

we have never really known.

53
Q

Which critic?

‘Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women.’

A

Lererenz

54
Q

‘Hamlet’s disgust at the feminine passivity in himself is… (Leverenz)

A

translated into violent revulsion against women.

55
Q

Which critic?

‘All duties seem holy to Hamlet’

A

Von Goethe

56
Q

Which critic?

‘Claudius is not a monster, he is morally weak’

A

Mabillard

57
Q

‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of _________ / __________ rather than sincere contrition.’ (Arnold)

A

rhetorical pageantry

58
Q

‘Claudius’ soliloquy gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than….’ (Arnold)

A

sincere contrition

59
Q

Which critic?

Through madness, Ophelia suddenly makes a forceful assertion of her being’

A

Charney

60
Q

Which critic?

‘Hamlet can be privileged in madness to say things about the corruption of human nature’

A

Mack

61
Q

‘The single characteristic of Hamlet’s character is by no means ____________ but the strong conflux of contending forces.’ (Swinbourne)

A

hesitation

62
Q

Which critic?

‘The ghost is the linchpin of Hamlet’

A

Wilson

63
Q

Polonius seems to love his children….his means of action however are…’ (Smith)

A

totally corrupt

64
Q

Hamlet’s disgust at the __________ / ___________ in himself is translated into violent revulsion against women.’ (Leverenz)

A

feminine passivity

65
Q

According to O’Toole, who is ‘patently not a hero’?

A

Hamlet

66
Q

According to Smith, whose ‘means of action are totally corrupt’?

A

Polonius

67
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According to Kerrigan who is a ‘lesser we have never really known’?

A

Ophelia

68
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According to Hazlitt, who seems ‘incapable of deliberate action’?

A

Hamlet

69
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According to Prosser, who is like a hurricane?

A

Laertes

70
Q

What does Prosser say about Laertes?

A

He is ‘like a hurricane’.

71
Q

What does O’Toole say about Hamlet (as a character)

A

He is ‘patently not a hero’

72
Q

What does Frye say about the ending of the play?

A

It is a ‘tragedy without catharsis’

73
Q

What does Muir say about Gertrude?

A

She is ‘a moral defective’

74
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What does Knight say about Claudius?

A

He ‘shows every sign of being an excellent diplomat and king’

75
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What does Bradley say about Hamlet’s delay?

A

It is ‘due to a form of melancholy’

76
Q

What does Mabillard say about Claudius?

A

He is ‘not a monster, he is morally weak’

77
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What does Johnson say about Hamlet (as a character’

A

He is ‘rather an instrument than an agent’

78
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What does Wilson say about the ghost?

A

It is ‘the linchpin of the play’

79
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What does Arnold say about Claudius’ soiloquy?

A

‘It gives the impression of rhetorical pageantry rather than sincere contrition’

80
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What does Showalter say about Ophelia’s madness?

A

It is ‘erotomania or love madness’

81
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What does Knight say about Hamlet (as a character)?

A

He is ‘the poison in the veins of the community.’

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