DRM100Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Metatheatre, Gravedigger, Stephen Greenblatt
10 May 2016
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Hamlet talk about himself a lot= universal (we all can think about it), sermon like(audience are used to go to church and listen to church), Depend on where actor stand-> diff relationship with audience and characters each other. Shakespeare"s son, hamnet, died in 1596, 11 years old. And father died in 1601. = ( father and son relationship) Suffers a tragedy , either personally or through family. Fallen world; forces of justice are corrupt or inept )or both)= justice aren"t work as they should. Revenger is successful, but often compromised/destroyed in the process. Pre christion idea . eg. hamlet is classic revenger who also miscast . who is in wrong place. He is well educated and who wouldn"t do such thing but told to do bad things. Revenge in not doctorine in christian eg. ophelia ( suffer patient). Self-created identity (employment, education)= you can remake yourself. You don"t" have to be follow as god made you and the nature.
