opposing explanations. Byles’s view is that Ophelia is defined by the male roles in her life (i.e. her father‚ brother‚ and lover). Fischer’s view is that Ophelia is simply grieving the loss of her father and fails to break the hold of the men in her life. These two analyses present opposing explanations because one author is saying that Ophelia simply cracked because she has lost her father and she just could not handle it and the other is stating that Ophelia went mad and committed suicide because she
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Similarly to Gertrude‚ Polonius does not hurt his daughter Ophelia in a direct way. Be that as it may‚ Ophelia becomes more and more depressed as a result of his interventions with Hamlet. Initially‚ Polonius instructs Ophelia to be wary of Hamlet’s love because someone of such a high status cannot love her truthfully. Because of this‚ when Hamlet enters Ophelia’s chamber with his clothes all torn‚ Polonius falsely assumes that this is because Ophelia withheld herself from him. This becomes clear when Polonius
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Ophelia is probably pregnant. There is a bit to suggest the sexual nature of Ophelia and Hamlet’s relationship. Polonius‚ Ophelia’s father suggests this when he asks her about all the time alone she has been spending with Hamlet. “Tis told me‚ he hath very oft of late Given private time to you; and you yourself Have of your audience been most free and bounteous. . .” (1.3.91-94). Here Shakespeares is establishing that the couple does in fact spend a great deal of time alone together which was fairly
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Hamlet simply shuns Ophelia and implies that God creates people you have different faces‚ meaning a person can be truthful but contrasts that people can somewhat be the complete opposite of this. Could be why Hamlet can perhaps not trust anyone anymore. Shakespeare is making
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In turn‚ Ophelia is emotionally abandoned‚ left to combat the abrupt deterioration of her relationship with Hamlet. In the same manner‚ Polonius’ disregard for the emotional state of Ophelia is further displayed in his scheme to culprit Hamlet’s melancholy. While eavesdropping on Hamlet’s inhumane castigation of his daughter‚ Polonius fails to exhibit any form of compassion towards Ophelia in the following moments: “You need not tell us what Lord Hamlet
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killer was. The Climax of the story is when Oedipus was informed that he was the assassin of King Laius. It was also discovered that King Laius was Oedipus’s father and was married to Oedipus’s current wife Jocasta. Upon finding out this news‚ Jocasta was driven to the point suicide. The sight of Jocasta dead‚ Oedipus gauged his eyes out. After he had blinded himself‚ Oedipus exiled himself from the city of Thebes in order to lift the curse and save the people from the plague. In the story “The Widow
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foolish actions. In a way they had eyes yet were blind to the actions they created. The story of Oedipus was well known to Sophocles’ audience. In Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus was born from Jocasta and the king as a prince‚ but a prophet foretold that he would kill the king and "lay" with his mother. So the king and Jocasta let him bleed out on a mountain. Afterward he was then raised by the people who found him. when he grew up he then killed a unknown man (the king) on the streets from random pleasure
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Oedipus did not repress the awareness of who Laius and Jocasta were; they were strangers to him upon coming into with them the first time as an adult. Since‚ Oedipus had been abandoned at only three days old he never had the opportunity to get know either of his biological parents thus when he killed Laius he had not killed his father but an arrogant stranger who attempted to hurt him. This theory also does not apply to in the case of Jocasta because in marrying her he married a complete stranger
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Oedipus; the blame for his downfall The prophecy given to King Laius and Jocasta stated that their new born child Oedipus will eventually kill his father and marry his mother. To prevent the prophecy from coming true‚ King Laius and Jocasta ordered Oedipus to be abandoned in the mountains alone to die. Oedipus‚ escaping death unknowingly with the help of the Shepherd‚ continued on living life with the King and queen of Corinth‚ before his journey to Thebes‚ where the prophecies came true. Oedipus’s
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pushed aside was disrespect toward Oedipus. When the prince arrived in Thebes‚ defeated the Spinx‚ and was hailed king by the country‚ he had no idea that his awarded wife was also his mother; therefore‚ incest is extraneous to this man’s actions. Jocasta and Laius clearly are to blame for the supposed crimes committed by Oedipus because they could have easily killed their child in a much more merciful way‚ or could have kept him living and nearby so that they could keep a close eye on him. He‚ himself
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