Hamlet’s Treatment of Ophelia and Gertrude Modern folklore suggests women look at a man’s relationship with his mother to predict how they will treat other women in their life. Hamlet is a good example of a son’s treatment of his mother reflecting how he will treat the woman he loves because when considering Hamlet’s attitude and treatment of the Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ one must first consider how Hamlet treated his mother. A characteristic of Hamlet’s personality
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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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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 and love she sees only the poison circling around the court. When her father‚ Polonius finds out about Hamlet and quickly starts to pull Ophelia in two different directions. She is told that she may not spend anymore time with Hamlet‚ that “If with too
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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 be leaving Ophelia all alone.
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AP English 5 November 2013 The Single Persona of Ophelia and Gertrude According to Shakespeare‚ Elsinore did not require more than two women‚ let alone two unique women. On a larger scale‚ the society in which Shakespeare wrote agreed that most women were indistinguishable: women in general did not hold positions of prominence and did not demand recognition. In all of Shakespeare’s plays‚ a meager 126 female characters develop; of these‚ Ophelia and Gertrude play minor roles in Shakespeare’s Hamlet
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on the same document. This encourages student engagement. Objectives: 1. Students will demonstrate an understanding of Romeo & Juliet. 2. Students will work collaboratively on Google Docs. 3. Students will create and present and eulogy. Activities: Romeo and Juliet Eulogy Project In light of the recent tragedy‚ we have all been asked to attend a mass funeral for the deceased. Six characters have passed‚ and we most honor their memories. Not only have
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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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Both women were born into wealthy families‚ meaning they did not struggle with poverty or lack of resources. Michelle and Ophelia have the support of their family‚ but Ophelia depended and relied on this more than Michelle Obama. Another commonality among these women is that they both endured harsh challenges. Michelle has not received the respect from the American people that she deserves due to
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I am still reading Ophelia Speaks by Sara Shandler. When I first started reading the book I was very interested in it but as I got further in reading the book personally I feel like it gets more depressing. They are all stories about how people have messed up in their lives in many different types of ways or the people’s family issues. It is a good way to learn what not to do‚ which will help some people. But‚ this book for me it is very boring because I would like to read something that is more
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category. Conversely‚ Aristotle believed “the hero often has many positive qualities‚ but also possesses a tragic flaw.” Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero is more applicable to Hamlet as depicted in the main supporting characters of the play. Ophelia‚ Gertrude‚ Laertes and Claudius are all tragic heroes who did not accept their fate‚ who interfered with their
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