Shakspeare's Hamlet: An Attempt to Find the Key to a Great Moral Problem, by Methodical Analysis of the PlayIn this groundbreaking work of literary criticism, Strachey applies a rigorous analytical method to Shakespeare's Hamlet to uncover its underlying moral and philosophical themes. A must-read for scholars and enthusiasts of Shakespearean drama. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant. |
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... HAMLET'S CHARACTER . 29 The King then addresses himself to Hamlet . If during the lifetime of his father , Hamlet was the prince I have supposed , why have I , in contrasting him just now with Laertes , drawn him in quite other colours ...
... Hamlet's generalizations are really drawn from the excessive brooding over his own character and circumstances , and only afterwards applied to the men and things about him . It is plainly he himself who is the original of this his ...
... Hamlet's character is so rapid , that it cannot be considered as the mere ordinary opening out of the story and action of the play . The successive appearances of Hamlet on the stage are not ( as in the case of other characters ) merely ...