HAMLET CRITIQUES Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
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“Hamlet is rather an instrument than an agent”
A
Johnson
1765
2
Q
“The depiction of Ophelia is lewd and unreasonable”
A
Collier1698
3
Q
“Claudius is no simple villian, but a complex ,compelling figure”
A
Hawkes
1986
4
Q
“Male power is shown through the vilification of women”
A
Traub
1988
5
Q
“The ghost dominates even in his absence”
A
Hawkes
1986
6
Q
“Gertrude is a nurturing and caring maternal presence”
A
Smith
1980
7
Q
“The greatest trust -, between man to man, is the trust of giving counsel”
A
Bacon
1597