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TY  - JOUR
VL  - 23
IS  - 38
T2  - Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation, and Performance
SP  - 159-179
ID  - bbbl2557
T1  - "The Inverted Initiation Rituals in Shakespeare with a Special Emphasis on Hamlet"
AU  - Wicher, Andrzej
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2026
DO  - 10.18778/2083-8530.23.10
LA  - English
AB  - Applies Vladimir Propp anthropological framework of “the inverted ritual” to Hamlet. Focuses on inversion of sacrificial ritual, where formerly “passive and obedient victim suddenly rebels” (as exemplified by Ophelia); inversion of initiatory ritual, where respected character who initiates another is revealed to be a villain (exemplified by Claudius); and inversion of matrimonial ritual, where devoted spouse or lover is revealed to be malicious and unpredictable (exemplified by Hamlet). English summary, online.
ER  -