different social standings- Gertrude‚ the queen‚ and Ophelia‚ the daughter of the king’s chief advisor. Through the comparison of their independence‚ Shakespeare portrays them as passive women who need men to tell them what to do. When they become free of this dependence‚ they are lead to their downfalls. Independence is important‚ as it allows one to support themselves. This contradicts what happens in Hamlet. The absence or rejection of a man’s guidance leads Ophelia and Gertrude to their demise. At the
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how Gertrude has done what she did which just ultimately fuels his hatred toward Ophelia because she is also a woman and is loyal to another man. Hamlet calls her weak because she not only remarried within a month and it was his uncle‚ but she also fails to understand what Hamlet is so angry and hurt about. Gertrude‚ however‚ does attempt to offer motherly love and support‚ “Let not thy mother lose her prayers‚ Hamlet. I pray thee‚ stay with us. Go not to Wittenberg” (1.2.118-119). Gertrude wants
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victims in a man’s world? Although Shakespeare’s primary concern in his plays is not to portray women as victim’s‚ to an outsider looking in this is what it may seem like as there are only two women in the play (Ophelia; Polonius’ daughter‚ and Gertrude; Queen and Hamlet’s mother) and both end up dying. Some people say that Shakespeare presents women throughout "Hamlet" as easy to convince and submissive to men and their demands. This is not too strange for a play of Shakespeare’s time however as
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There are several antagonists in the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare. These villains include Hamlet‚ Claudius‚ Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ Laertes‚ and even Gertrude. They all have either bad intentions or motives at some point. Hamlet‚ Laertes‚ and Claudius are murderers. Rosencrantz‚ Guildenstern‚ and Laertes all had the intention to kill someone. Gertrude on the other hand‚ married her deceased husband’s brother and brought him to the throne. She also did not leave him when the king tried to
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The Truth of Hamlet Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a play consisting of a lot of revenge. This masterpiece of literature was created by William Shakespeare. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a tragedy. The play Hamlet is most likely written between 1600 -1602‚ which is a period when tragedies were very popular. Hamlet the Prince of Denmark is a realistic play. This means that the events that took place in the play could take place in real life. Since this play took place in the 1600’s‚ many things
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mother‚ Queen Gertrude‚ marries his uncle‚ Claudius‚ shortly after her husband died. Prince Hamlet sees and has a conversation with his father’s ghost. He learns that the King of Denmark was murdered by his brother‚ Claudius. Hamlet swears to avenge his father‚ and he starts to play mad so he can gather evidence and put his plan in motion. At first‚ he is not completely sure that the ghost was his father‚ and he tries to get confirmation by inviting King Claudius and Queen Gertrude to a play based
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After‚ a ghost appears who resembles Hamlet’s father and tells Hamlet to avenge his death by killing Claudius who murdered the king in order to take his crown. Throughout the rest of the play Hamlet feigns insanity and plots against Claudius until he finally murders him in the end after a tragic duel. In “Hamlet” Shakespeare points to four events that illustrate tests of tolerance. First when Hamlet is silently displeased
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control over their sexuality‚ their lack of voice and their lack of independence. The lack of control women have over their sexuality is predominant in Hamlet and it alludes to the treatment of women. The recently widowed Gertrude has remarried with her past husband’s brother‚ Claudius. This leads to Hamlet’s protest since he feels like this is a betrayal of his father and the marriage also strips himself of his right to the throne. In his first soliloquy‚ Hamlet speaks about his mother “Frailty‚ thy
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He is unable to fully mourn his father’s death as his recently widowed mother marries his own uncle and in result‚ begins to lose a will to live. Hamlet is disgusted by his mother’s incestous hasty relationship with King Claudius; however‚ the ghost of Old Hamlet advises Hamlet to “ Leave her to heaven and those to thorns that in her bosom lodge to prick and sting her” (1.5.93-94). Overwhelmed with rage and excitement‚ Hamlet disregards his father’s wise words and proceeds
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that King Hamlet had died and his mother‚ Gertrude‚ had married the new king Claudius‚ his uncle‚ Hamlet is disgusted‚ cynical‚ and full of hatred. While everyone has gone on with their lives after King Hamlet’s death‚ Hamlet is still left to think and doubt about his father’s death. Gertrude tells Hamlet‚ “Seek for thy noble father in the dust. Thou know’st ‘tis common—all that lives must die‚ Passing through nature to eternity” (I.ii. 71-73)‚ and Claudius says to Hamlet‚ “To give these mourning duties
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