Asked by Bob
A student makes an observation about Hamlet.
The focus on succession to the throne in Hamlet would have been interesting to an Elizabethan audience because their own queen had no heir.
Which lens is the student most likely viewing the text through?
historical
feminist
formalist
philosophical
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Historical — the student is using a historical lens, relating the play to its Elizabethan context (Queen Elizabeth I's lack of an heir) to explain audience response.
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