Statement I: The term "Negative Capability” was coined by John Keats.
True: John Keats coined the term "Negative Capability" in a letter to his brothers in 1817. He described it as the ability of great writers (particularly Shakespeare) to accept uncertainty, mystery, and doubt without the need to resolve them into clear answers. This concept is central to Keats's poetic philosophy.
Statement II: While analysing the term "Dissociation of sensibility,” T. S. Eliot proclaims that Hamlet is an artistic failure.
False: Although T. S. Eliot did describe Hamlet as an "artistic failure," he did so in a different context, not while discussing "Dissociation of sensibility."
"Dissociation of sensibility" is a term Eliot introduced in his essay "The Metaphysical Poets" (1921), referring to a division between thought and feeling in post-Renaissance poetry, which he believed occurred after the era of Donne and the metaphysical poets. Eliot never connects this concept directly to his critique of Hamlet.
Eliot’s judgment of Hamlet being an "artistic failure" appears in his essay "Hamlet and His Problems" (1919), which is not linked to the concept of dissociation of sensibility. He argues that the play's emotions are not adequately represented by the plot, leading to its failure in his view.
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