3.6: Hamlet, Part 6: Applying Literary Criticism

Question 1

What is the central motif in the passage?

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disease and decay

Question 2

Read each statement about Hamlet, and identify the critical lens the reader used to view the text.

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The motif of blood in the play highlights the destructive nature of revenge.: formalist lens; Because Queen Elizabeth did not have an heir, audiences in Shakespeare’s time would likely have been interested in Hamlet’s focus on succession.: historical lens; Gertrude does what Claudius tells her to do because she has little power as a woman living in a male-dominated society.: feminist lens

Question 3

formalist lensfeminist lens✔ historical lens

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✔ historical lens

Question 4

formalist lens✔ feminist lenshistorical lens

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✔ feminist lens

3.6: Hamlet, Part 6: Applying Literary Criticism Answers

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