"'Contrition, Prayer, Repentance: What of Them?': Ineffective Remorse in Marlowe and Shakespeare"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo736/
Author:
	van Dijkhuizen, Jan.
Type:
	Book Chapter
Year:
	2025
Publication Information:
	Melion, Reading Images from the Past: In Honour of Karl A. E. Enenkel, 83–98.
DOI:
	10.1163/9789004712966_006
:
	Melion, Reading Images from the Past: In Honour of Karl A. E. Enenkel
Annotation:
	Describes Claudius and Gertrude as "eager but unable to repent." Argues that although Lady Macbeth experiences contrition, she has no "possibility that [her guilt] will eventually be removed by God." English summary, 83.
Language:
	English
Persons:
	Melion, Walter S.; Pieper, Christoph; Smith, Paul J.; Traninger, Anita
Tags:
	Hamlet, Macbeth, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Fall 2025
WSB Record Number:
	bbbo736