In act I, scene 2 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, one of the key themes presented is the theme of order versus disorder. Gertrude's hasty marriage to Claudius and their lack of grief over the recent death of King Hamlet violate Hamlet's sense of order and are the cause of Hamlet's anger and despair in 1.2. Rather than contrast Hamlet with his uncle and mother, Olivier constructs an Oedipal relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude--unsupported by the text--that undermine's the characterization of Hamlet as a man of order. In contrast, Tony Richardson presents Claudius' and Gertrude's actions as a violation of the order in which Hamlet believes.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500951 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Baskin, Richard Lee |
| Contributors | Wright, Eugene Patrick, 1936-, Ford, Howard Lee, Linebarger, J. M. (James Morris), 1934- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iii, 69 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Baskin, Richard Lee, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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