Read each statement about Hamlet, and identify the critical lens the reader used to view the text. The motif of blood in the play highlights the destructive nature of revenge. Because Queen Elizabeth did not have an heir, audiences in Shakespeare’s time would likely have been interested in Hamlet’s focus on succession. Gertrude does what Claudius tells her to do because she has little power as a woman living in a male-dominated society.
formalist lensfeminist lens✔ historical lens
formalist lens✔ feminist lenshistorical lens
What is the central motif in the passage?
How does the motif of disease and decay in this passage relate to a larger theme in the play?
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