"But Break My Heart For I Must Hold My Tongue:" Silence in Shakespeare's Hamlet

Humphrey, Lamanda

"But Break My Heart For I Must Hold My Tongue:" Silence in Shakespeare's Hamlet

dc.contributor.advisor	Anderson, David
dc.contributor.author	Humphrey, Lamanda
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Wickersham, Jane
dc.contributor.committeeMember	Garofalo, Daniela
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-11T20:35:23Z
dc.date.available	2017-05-11T20:35:23Z
dc.date.issued	2017-05-12
dc.date.manuscript	2017-05-01
dc.description.abstract	This paper will explore the topic of conscience in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, using sixteenth-century casuistry and diplomacy as lenses through which to explain the strand of advice concerning silence by various characters in the play. The religio-politico relationship in Shakespeare’s England can be better understood by examining motifs and themes in his works that are relevant to both politics and religion. Using silence and casuistry to evaluate questions of conscience in Hamlet subsequently reveals the interconnectedness of this relationship, in the period, and Shakespeare’s particular brand of casuistry provides a unique lens through which to explore Hamlet. Ultimately, I argue that silence becomes a language of its own, in Hamlet, through which a Christian performs casuistry in order to take morally responsible actions in his day to day life while navigating potentially dangerous political circumstances.	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11244/50798
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.subject	Literature	en_US
dc.thesis.degree	Master of Arts	en_US
dc.title	"But Break My Heart For I Must Hold My Tongue:" Silence in Shakespeare's Hamlet	en_US
ou.group	College of Arts and Sciences::Department of English	en_US
shareok.orcid	0000-0001-7709-7347	en_US