Which of the following human behaviors is important to a Freudian psychoanalytic study of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ?

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1. Which of the following human behaviors is important to a Freudian psychoanalytic study of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ?

   A. Neurotic behavior
   B. Changes in emotional states
   C. Slips of the tongue
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

2. According to Anthony DiMatteo’s “Shakespeare and the Public Discourse of Sovereignty: ’Reason of State’ in ’Hamlet’”, how does Shakespeare tend to present political rulers in Hamlet?

   A. Shakespeare presents political rulers as flawless, perfect human beings.
   B. Shakespeare presents political rulers as often meeting ruinous and violent endings.
   C. Shakespeare only presents fictional political rulers and does not explore any political realities.
   D. Shakespeare considers all political rulers to be corrupt.

3. How are Julia Kristeva’s psychoanalytic theories distinct from traditional Freudian concepts ?

   A. Kristeva rejects the idea that neuroses provide insight into the unconscious.
   B. Kristeva suggests that women are not subject to traditional fetishes.
   C. Kristeva offers a more central place for women’s issues within psychological development.
   D. Kristeva fundamentally disagrees with the idea of the mirror stage.

4. In Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, what does Hamlet mean when he states that, “there is more in heaven and earth … than are dreamt of in your philosophy” ?

   A. There is such a thing as an afterlife.
   B. Dreams always tell the truth.
   C. There are some aspects of existence that cannot be explained through reason.
   D. Heaven exists on earth.

5. How are Julia Kristeva’s psychoanalytic theories distinct from traditional Freudian concepts ?

   A. Kristeva rejects the idea that neuroses provide insight into the unconscious.
   B. Kristeva suggests that women are not subject to traditional fetishes.
   C. Kristeva offers a more central place for women’s issues within psychological development.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

6. In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, what does William Hazlitt mean when he states the following: “We do not like to see our author’s plays acted, and least of all, ’Hamlet’. There is no play that suffers so much in being transferred to the stage” ?

   A. Hamlet cannot be staged properly because of the complexity of the play’s use of language.
   B. Hamlet is not relevant to the Romantic age.
   C. The role of Hamlet cannot be properly played by any actor.
   D. Hamlet is a work that was written to be read, not performed.

7. What does Elaine Showalter argue about gender in terms of representations of the character of Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ?

   A. It is nearly impossible to represent women as anything other than mad in patriarchal discourses.
   B. Feminist critics need to re-appropriate Ophelia for their own purposes.
   C. Women’s tragedies tend to be subordinated to those of men.
   D. All of the above

8. What does Elaine Showalter argue about gender in terms of representations of the character of Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet ?

   A. Ophelia’s madness represents the social oppression of women.
   B. It is nearly impossible to represent women as anything other than mad in patriarchal discourses.
   C. Feminist critics need to re-appropriate Ophelia for their own purposes.
   D. All of the above answers are correct.

9. In “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, how does William Hazlitt ultimately conceptualize the character of Hamlet ?

   A. As a crazed fool
   B. As a profound philosophical genius
   C. As boyish and immature
   D. As a brilliant warrior

10. In his essay, “Characters of Shakespeare’s Plays”, William Hazlitt conceptualizes Hamlet as_______________?

    A. a disturbed and insane man.
    B. a man of tremendous humor, simplicity, and innate goodness and kindness.
    C. a depressed but ultimately good and nonviolent man.
    D. a wicked and manipulative man.