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too. But I think that the play has a very dominate religious theme, like it or not. It is built layer upon layer on the dillemas, writings and lives of central religious characters like Moses, Isiah, Jesus and particularly Martin Luther. I think that Shakespeare had this audacity which is founded in Luthern doctrin. Thus Hamlet's "sweet religion" is central to a deeper understanding of the play. If you withhold this aspect of the play then there really is no good reason for Hamlet not to revenge the ghost and all the insinuations about his psycological state become romanticized. He then is seen to overly love his mother and all other kinds of nonsense.Posted by Florence Amit on April 09, 1997 at 06:13:38
In Reply to "God??" posted by Todd on April 08, 1997 at 23:55:49
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