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• 2. This humanist love of man makes Hamlet turn to those around him (his father, Ophelia) with the same sincere eagerness. He loves good and hates evil. He shows a contempt for rank and wealth. A king and beggar are all one to him. His democratic tendency is based on his humanist thought.
• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
• The summit of Shakespeare’s art
• Hamlet: Prince of Denmark • Claudius: the new king • Gertrude: Queen of Denmark • Ophelia: daughter of Polonius
• unmasking the world. He discovers how wicked and unjust the world he lives in is. His observation of his world is summed up in a bitter sentence: “Denmark is a prison.”
• Hamlet is not a mere scholar, simply meditative by nature. On the contrary, Hamlet is a man of genius, highly accomplished and educated, a man of profound perception and sparkling wit. He is a scholar, soldier and statesman all combined. His image reflects the versatility of the men of the Renaissance.
3) Twelfth Night, II:5 Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.
• 3. Man of superb intelligence, a close observer of men and manners, he easily sees through people. He could penetrate below the surface of things. He is forever.
• Hamlet’s melancholy is the result of his penetrating mind.
• An explanation of Hamlet’s hesitation:
• Hamlet gives a reason. If he kills the villain now, he would send his soul to heaven; and he would rather kill his soul.
William Shakespeare 1564-1616
▪He was ▪born on ▪23 April ▪1564 and ▪died on ▪23 April ▪1616.
dramatist, man of theatre, and poet
Shakespeare’s Works
154 sonnets
2 long poems
Comedies
37 plays
Tragedies History plays
Roman plays
Shakespeare’s Four Tragedies
Hamlet 《哈姆雷特》 King Lear《李尔王》 Macbeth《麦克白》
“Othello
These are often considered his greatest plays.
• A Freudian explanation: Oedipus complex
Quotations:
1)Hamlet, III:1 To be, or not to be: that is the question.
2) All's Well That Ends Well, I:2 Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
• Real reason: Actually he is shrinking from his responsibility of premeditated killing of a king and its political result, because at that time the abrupt death of the King might cause panic to the people and danger to the state. So what he considers now is no longer his personal wrong but the fate of his country.
• Who is Hamlet?
• 1. A humanist, free from medieval prejudices and supersitions
• Infinite love for the wБайду номын сангаасrld rather for heaven
• Profound love and respect for man, and a firm belief in man’s power over destiny
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