Keywords
Hamlet, Denmark, Danish, Shakespeare
Abstract
Shakespeare's Hamlet contains frequent cultural ties and insights into Danish tradition that depict intentional effort to represent Danish culture. These accuracies can be seen in the description of the castle in Elsinore, the deep-seated conflicts between Christian forgiveness and revenge, and the traditional cannon salutes featured in Hamlet. Shakespeare created these connections to Danish culture for a political maneuver to win the favor of King James and his wife, the Royal Queen Anne of Denmark.
Issue and Volume
16.1
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Theriault, Moriah
(2023)
"Shakespeare’s Prince of Denmark: Political Pandering in Hamlet,"
Criterion: A Journal of Literary Criticism: Vol. 16:
Iss.
1, Article 16.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/criterion/vol16/iss1/16
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