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First published in 1971, Poison, Play and Duel explores the
dominant symbols of the language and action of Hamlet. The Ghost
first reveals that Claudius murdered his brother by poison, and
this act of poisoning is then dramatically presented before the
King. The ultimate consequence of the 'poison in jest' performed by
the actors is the poisoned 'play' with rapiers between Laertes and
Hamlet. This representation of violence, and the vengeful response
to violence, creates the moral and the psychological problems of
Hamlet. Critics naturally question, and disagree about, the way
that Hamlet plays his role in this play because the role of Hamlet
is a theatrical device designed to bring all human actions into
debate and question. It is hardly surprising that audiences have
seen mirrored in Hamlet their own most fundamental and inescapable
problems. Nigel Alexander shows how Shakespeare, like Raphael,
Titian and other Renaissance artists, developed and adapted the
imagery inherited from the Christian and classical past. The battle
within the soul, the choice of life, the hunt of passion, the
triple face of prudence and the dance of the graces are given
dramatic habitation in Hamlet's soliloquies, in the inner-play and
in the savage contrast of sexuality between Gertrude and Ophelia.
This book will be of interest to students of literature, drama,
psychology and philosophy.
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