"The Inverted Initiation Rituals in Shakespeare with a Special Emphasis on Hamlet"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbl2557/
Author:
	Wicher, Andrzej.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2021
Publication Information:
	Multicultural Shakespeare: Translation, Appropriation, and Performance 23, no. 38 (2021): 159–179. (https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/szekspir/article/view/10723)
DOI:
	10.18778/2083-8530.23.10
Annotation:
	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.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Propp, Vladimir
Tags:
	Hamlet, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Spring 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbl2557