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... encounter is clearly the moment of crisis in Hamlet's relations with Ophelia ; and that is why , if we would appreciate Ophelia's function in the play , we must try to understand its meaning . The dramatic impact of the nunnery scene is ...
... encounter is clearly the moment of crisis in Hamlet's relations with Ophelia ; and that is why , if we would appreciate Ophelia's function in the play , we must try to understand its meaning . The dramatic impact of the nunnery scene is ...
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... encounter with Ophelia , what better could we have instead than an encounter with her father , who boasts of read- ing Hamlet's riddle ? This will more than satisfy us for the moment by beginning his confounding , while raising interest ...
... encounter with Ophelia , what better could we have instead than an encounter with her father , who boasts of read- ing Hamlet's riddle ? This will more than satisfy us for the moment by beginning his confounding , while raising interest ...
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... encounter ' of Hamlet and Ophelia ; and when the encounter is over Polonius says , ' We heard it all . ' But Hamlet is less helpful . He does not say , ' I heard it all . ' He leaves Professor Dover Wilson to infer this . In the ...
... encounter ' of Hamlet and Ophelia ; and when the encounter is over Polonius says , ' We heard it all . ' But Hamlet is less helpful . He does not say , ' I heard it all . ' He leaves Professor Dover Wilson to infer this . In the ...
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accepted accuse action already appear asks avenge beauty becomes beginning believed betray brings BRITISH ACADEMY brother carrion certainly Chambers character comes convention course critics daughter dead dog death denied dialogue dramatic dramatist editor effect ELIZABETHAN encounter expected explain fate father fool force gifts give Hamlet and Ophelia Hamlet's love hear heard holy vows honest hope husband interpretation ironic Jephthah's Johnson kill King kissing leave LECTURE less LIBRARY live look loose lover madness marriage marry matter meaning meet mind mother nature never noble nunnery scene once play plot Polonius Polonius's presently Prince Professor Dover Wilson Queen question READING reason recall received regard requires returned revenge says SHAKESPEARE significant sinners sins situation speak stage story strange suggested tells theory things thought tion told TRAGEDY transformation UNIVERSITY usual virginity virtue warning wished woman women wouldst thou