Hamlet/Raskolnikov Similarities
Hamlet/Raskolnikov Similarities
Hamlet/Raskolnikov Similarities
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<strong>Hamlet</strong>’s Tragic Flaw! (Hamartia)What the Critics Say….Goethe (1749-1832) The great German poet argued that<strong>Hamlet</strong> is not brave enough. He lacks the “right stuff.”The dramatic situation is like an acorn (the problem)planted in a cracked vase (<strong>Hamlet</strong>) As the problemgrows, <strong>Hamlet</strong> becomes less sound.AC Bradley(1851-1935): Famous Shakespeareanscholar said that <strong>Hamlet</strong> suffers from “melancholia” oris merely mentally deranged.Ernest Jones(1879-1958): The Freudian interpretation:Oedipus Complex. He still has a childish sexual fixationon momma Gertrude, thus his attitude toward Claudiusis ambivalent; he is grateful to Claudius for removinghis “rival” for his mother’s affections (King <strong>Hamlet</strong>) butmust also resent him as his new father figure.15
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