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I hadn't read this since studying it for 'A' level, more years ago than I care to admit.
At the time, I was dismayed by the misogny which pervades it and Hamlet's brutal treatment of Ophelia.
At the time, the emminent critics seemed to think that didn't matter much.
Re-reading it now, I am glad that the approach differs, and the misogny that underlies the thinking in the Danish court is seen as frankly absurd. In fact, I was very struck by the comment of the critic in the edition I read, that it i ...more
At the time, I was dismayed by the misogny which pervades it and Hamlet's brutal treatment of Ophelia.
At the time, the emminent critics seemed to think that didn't matter much.
Re-reading it now, I am glad that the approach differs, and the misogny that underlies the thinking in the Danish court is seen as frankly absurd. In fact, I was very struck by the comment of the critic in the edition I read, that it i ...more
2.5 at most .
I don't like Shakespeare's works that much, i don't care for him beyond school work actually.
Please don't hate me <3 ...more
I don't like Shakespeare's works that much, i don't care for him beyond school work actually.
Please don't hate me <3 ...more
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