Catholic Theology in Shakespeare's PlaysUniversity of Delaware Press, 2008 - 226 pages Explores and reexamines Shakespeare's theology from the standpoint of revisionist history of the English Reformation. |
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Page 87
... Hamlet does not appear to be a very Protestant play . For one thing , it abounds in the language of Catholic discourse . Various minor expressions occur and recur . Hamlet Sr. refers to Purgatory and the sacraments of Penance and ...
... Hamlet does not appear to be a very Protestant play . For one thing , it abounds in the language of Catholic discourse . Various minor expressions occur and recur . Hamlet Sr. refers to Purgatory and the sacraments of Penance and ...
Page 91
... Hamlet is the encounter between Hamlet and the Ghost . Two issues have generated a consid- erable amount of commentary , namely , the nature of the Ghost and the moral propriety of revenge.18 Each of these issues needs to be dealt with ...
... Hamlet is the encounter between Hamlet and the Ghost . Two issues have generated a consid- erable amount of commentary , namely , the nature of the Ghost and the moral propriety of revenge.18 Each of these issues needs to be dealt with ...
Page 102
... Hamlet's companions ( Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ) .46 Shakespeare not only adds Ophelia's and Polonius's " maimed " funerals , but he also folds into the deaths of Hamlet Sr. and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern the theme of sacramental ...
... Hamlet's companions ( Rosencrantz and Guildenstern ) .46 Shakespeare not only adds Ophelia's and Polonius's " maimed " funerals , but he also folds into the deaths of Hamlet Sr. and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern the theme of sacramental ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 9 |
Shakespeares Theology of Grace | 40 |
Nuns and Friars | 57 |
Copyright | |
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