Hamlet remains an enigma in literature. Most critics thought that Hamlet's week personality resulted in the tragedy. Coleridge offered the theory of psychological balance to interpret Hamlet's prevarication. He said...Hamlet remains an enigma in literature. Most critics thought that Hamlet's week personality resulted in the tragedy. Coleridge offered the theory of psychological balance to interpret Hamlet's prevarication. He said that Hamlet's inner world is too rich to consider the outer world. Shakespeare valued action more than knowledge, and action is the great aim of existence. This profound philosophical and psychological interpretation transcended the forerunners, and enlightened later criticisms on Hamlet.展开更多
文摘Hamlet remains an enigma in literature. Most critics thought that Hamlet's week personality resulted in the tragedy. Coleridge offered the theory of psychological balance to interpret Hamlet's prevarication. He said that Hamlet's inner world is too rich to consider the outer world. Shakespeare valued action more than knowledge, and action is the great aim of existence. This profound philosophical and psychological interpretation transcended the forerunners, and enlightened later criticisms on Hamlet.