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1. The main argument in this essay is that if the audience does not accept the villain the poet (specifically Shakespeare here) writes, then Shakespeare will become the villain of his own play.
2. In lines 25-44 the author is supporting the fact that the poet is completely at the mercy of his audience. Sometimes the reception by the audience has nothing to do with the play itself, it might be differences from audience to audience based on who is there and how they are feeling on that particular night.
3. Shakespeare cannot give up revenge because it is what the audience wants.
The author says that “tragedy is revenge”. If he gives up revenge, he is giving
up his audience and therefore his entire basis of work.
4. The author presents this information directly from the text because the
structure of the lines is as important as what they are saying. Hamlet presents
the images of his father and his uncle next to each other, and the meter of the
lines represents that back and forth of comparison by mirroring each other. “This
was your husband/Here is your husband”. The repetition with slight changes in
description show the contrast better than a summary could.
5. The author says this is a “catchy example” because Hamlet needs to adopt the
same sense of grand military action towards Claudius for his revenge as Fortinbras
does for what seems like nothing. Hamlet needs, like Fortinbras, to be willing
to throw away everything for “an eggshell”.
6. Laertes is like the actor that played Hecuba because he is able to turn on
his tears and emotions even if it contradicts what he is feeling inside. This similarity
suggests that Laertes cares more about the show of things, in the same way he
seems to care more about the ceremony surrounding Ophelia’s burial than her death
itself, than the things themselves. It shows that he is all for show rather
than sincerity.
7. These lines relate to the author’s argument because it reinforces the idea
that the audience is actually in control of the play. It shows examples of
lines that represent the height of the trauma and tragedy, so that the audience
knows the ending is near.
8. Gertrude refers to Hamlet’s outburst as “madness” and he refers to his own
outburst as “towering passion.” The differences here are in who the audience
chooses to believe. If the audience follows Gertrude’s lead by thinking he is
mad, they will receive the ending differently than if they trust Hamlet himself
that his outbursts are an outpouring of passion.
1. The claim and the central idea in lines 1 - 24 in René Girard's Hamlet's Dull Revenge are that Hamlet is not convinced that Claudius deserves to die. Hamlet thinks that his father may have contributed to his murder.
2. The central idea that the author supports in lines 25 - 44 is that audience reception sustains the author. Without the audience, the author lacks business.
3. Shakespeare concentrates on the issue of revenge to satisfy his audience. Similarly, Hamlet is bent on revenge to satiate his people because they know Claudius murdered his father. One can agree with the author that "tragedy is revenge."
4. The value for Girard to quote directly from Shakespeare's play in lines 86 - 104 instead of using a summary of the dialogue is to preserve originality. This originality shows in how Hamlet vividly juxtaposes his father and uncle side by side. Thus, by repeating the lines, the intended contrast is achieved.
5. Fortinbras' army remains a "catchy example for Hamlet" because Hamlet took grand military action against Claudius in his revenge like Fortinbra. It is like throwing away everything to preserve the eggshell.
6. Laertes is like Hecuba in that he uses his tears and emotions to contradict his inner feelings by overemphasizing outward appearances. After all, Laertes cares more about Ophelia's burial than her gruesome death. This similarity suggests that, like Hecuba, Laertes lacks sincerity but lives on make-believe.
7. The section from lines 137 - 148 relates to the author's argument by reinforcing that the audience controls the outcome of any literary production. The author does not just write anything they like without considering the needs of their audience.
8. The central idea that Girard infers from the reference by Gertrude to Hamlet's outburst as "madness" while his outburst is "towering passion" is to give the audience the final decision-making.
Thus, the audience must choose whom to believe and how they want the play should end. Are the audience entertained by tragedy or comedy?
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