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    a considerable amount of influence‚ especially on men. In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Gertrude and Ophelia take on the roles of a woman during this time period. Exemplifying the essential role they play in Hamlets life. The women’s roles especially Gertrude’s and Ophelia’s‚ in Hamlets life is an essential factor in what dictates his actions‚ they are preeminent components as to why he does the things he do. In the tragedy of Hamlet‚ the death of the king brings chaos within the castle walls

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    saying‚ Hamlet‚ confessed that he did love Ophelia. In the play‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet denies the fact that he doesn’t love Ophelia throughout the play‚ seeing that Hamlet and Ophelia were being watched almost every time they talked‚ led him to say that he didn’t love her anymore. It has come about to be that maybe Hamlet said all those awful things to Ophelia because he was afraid Claudius would take revenge on Hamlet‚ which would mean Hamlet would

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    young girl in The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare‚ to a shell of a woman. Torn between trying to please her father and brother and trying to fix her relationship with her grief stricken boyfriend it is too much for her. After months of being manipulated by the court and the devastation she feels when her boyfriend kills her father‚ Ophelia can take no more and heads down a dark path of insanity to which there is no return. Though Ophelia should see nothing but innocence

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    Ophelia In nearly every tale‚ the story line contains multiple characters whom depict both good and “evil” qualities. In other words‚ they reveal opposite interpretations. These drastic differences can be drawn due to the lack of specifics in the reading. One interpretation may portray a character as pure and innocent. In another‚ they may appear at fault. Shakespeare’s famous play‚ Hamlet‚ illustrates this notion through an accumulation of characters. Of the many‚ Ophelia may strike one as

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    Heroes and Their Hamartia Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a classic example of a literary tragedy. There are multiple tragic heroes‚ whose consequences of their actions contribute to a series of catastrophic events. Arthur Miller‚ in his essay “Tragedy in the Common Man”‚ states that only those who accept their fate without a fight are flawless and that most of us are in this category. Conversely‚ Aristotle believed “the hero often has many positive qualities‚ but also possesses a tragic

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    others‚ individuals tend to lack the ability to be self-motivated leading them to be more vulnerable demonstrated through Ophelia’s dependency on men in Hamlet and Michelle

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    Since her childhood Ophelia is surrounded by two men - her brother Laertes and her father Polonius. They have the strongest authority over Ophelia and traine her to be obedient and chaste. Consequently‚ Ophelia believes what she is taught: women are chaste and constant; males are legitimate and noble. The assumption of "guardians" represents Ophelia as a week woman easy to manipulate. After the first scene she is going to be wrestling with many conflicting ideas of a proper way of behaviour of a

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    Hamlet possesses an indecisive‚ morose‚ and wrathful outlook on people and life‚ causing him to take brash actions. William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Hamlet” was written in 1601 and published in 1603. Set in Denmark during the Middle Ages‚ the play revolves around the tragic hero‚ Hamlet‚ whom is forced to cope with his father’s death. During the scene 5 of Act I‚ it is revealed by the ghost of King Hamlet that he was murdered by his own brother‚ Claudius. Thus‚ Hamlet is impelled to satisfy his father’s

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    The Lion King A.K.A Hamlet Watching The Lion King throughout the years‚ you would never have stopped and thought that it was based on an epic poem written in Old English times. We must give William Shakespeare credit; for if he did not write Hamlet‚ the creators of The Lion King would not have been able to base their animated movie off of it. The fun songs placed in to keep the children’s attention could easily throw someone off in thinking this could no way be based off of Shakespeare’s incredible

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    In William Shakespeare’s play "The Tragedy of Hamlet" there are quite a few moments that raise numerous questions as to whether Hamlet truly does love Ophelia or if he is just using her. At the start of the play Hamlet is sending out mixed signals‚ one second he loves Ophelia but also then making it seem as if he is just using her. However‚ throughout the play it is proven that Hamlet is indeed truly in love with Ophelia. Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is shown in many ways throughout the play such as

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