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1、ANQ:AQuarterlyJournalofShortArticles,NotesandReviewsISSN:0895-769X(Print)1940-3364(Online)Journalhomepage:http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/vanq20PrinceHamletandtheProblemofSuccessionRonaldB.JenkinsTocitethisarticle:RonaldB.Jenkins(2015)PrinceHamletandtheProblemofSuccession,ANQ:A
2、QuarterlyJournalofShortArticles,NotesandReviews,28:2,63-67,DOI:10.1080/0895769X.2015.1041092Tolinktothisarticle:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0895769X.2015.1041092Publishedonline:12Aug2015.SubmityourarticletothisjournalArticleviews:217ViewrelatedarticlesViewCrossmarkdataFullTerms&
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4、-769Xprint/1940-3364onlineDOI:10.1080/0895769X.2015.1041092RONALDB.JENKINSGeorgiaCollegeandStateUniversityPrinceHamletandtheProblemofSuccessionKingHamletofDenmarkhasrecentlydiedinhisorchard.PalacesourcesclaimtheKingsdeathwasatragicaccidentoccasionedbyasnakebite.HeissurvivedbyH
5、erMajestyQueenGertrudeandHisRoyalHighnessPrinceHamlet.ThethroneisvacantuntiltheElectorsofDenmarkofficiallynameanewking,andtheirdecisioncanbrooknodelaybecausethestateofDenmarkisincrisismode.PrinceFortinbrasofNorwayismakingoverturesofwar,contestinglandthathisdeceasedfathercededto
6、Denmarksomethirtyyearsago,followingadecisivebattlewiththelateKingHamlet.TheElectorsdecisionappearssimpleandclear-cut.PrinceHamletstandsreadytosucceedhisfather.Yettheydonotelecthim.TheyselecttheKingsbrother,Claudius.Thisunusualdecisionforcesthequestion:Why?AlthoughShakespearess
7、ourcesfortheplaySaxoGrammaticusandFrançoisdeBelleforestmakenoreferencetoanelectivemonarchy,itispossiblethelostHamletofThomasKyddid.Atanyrate,ShakespeareobviouslyknewoftheelectivemonarchyofDenmark,althoughhemaynothaveknownexactlyhowitworked.Infact,theso-calledelectivemonarchywa
8、snotinactualityelectiveinanybroadsensewhatever.AsPaulLockhart
