and grief to love and life. Since Hamlet knows the truth about his father’s death‚ he begin treat Ophelia ruthless. At the beginning‚ old Hamlet was alive‚ Hamlet love Ophelia deeply. We can see from the letter wrote from Hamlet to Ophelia “ doubt thou the star are fire‚ doubt that the sun doth move‚ doubt truth to be a liar‚ but never doubt I love.” (2.2.115-118) When Hamlet back‚ he realized Ophelia already dead‚ he finally breaking down “ What is he whose grief bears such an emphasis‚ whose phrase
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male-constructed orders and societal attitudes‚ along with unequal power structures between the sexes to a lesser extent. In the play ‘Hamlet’‚ Shakespeare’s characterisation of Ophelia is one that reflects the restrictive and harrowing consequence of living within a rigid‚ male-dominant society. As you may already know‚ Ophelia is expected to conform to social norms and obey the orders set by male characters such as Laertes and
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Hamlet by William Shakespeare AP English Literature Journal Assignments The following are journal entries for our reading of Hamlet. Each entry should be completed after we have finished reading and/or viewing that scene in class. The purpose is to prepare you for class discussion; therefore‚ you should have something written for each entry before we discuss it in class (even if it’s only a question). See Ms. M with questions ahead of time – don’t expect to be given answers in class! Be sure
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Hamlet saw Polonius as a pompous idiot and hinted at it many times in their conversations. Polonius believed the cause of Hamlet’s insanity is his longing for Ophelia. Throughout the play Polonius set up situations where Hamlet and Ophelia meet to spy on them. Hamlet‚ believing that he is always being watched‚ acted delirious when he talked to Ophelia‚ further confusing Polonius. The final time Polonius spied on Hamlet is when he was speaking to his mother. Hiding behind a curtain‚ Polonius makes a noise
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symbolic of grief and despair. Hamlet feels despair and is grieving over the death or suicide of Ophelia. He would give her yellow chrysanthemums which symbolizes slighted love. Hamlet secretly loved Ophelia but could not show it so that his plan would follow action and he would seem insane. At one time it seemed like Ophelia was in love and Hamlet did not reciprocate it. When Hamlet seemed to love Ophelia it was not reciprocated in a good way because she did not want his love after the way
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character of Hamlet himself. Four characters in particular play important roles in developing a predominant theme in Hamlet. From the beginning of the play to the end‚ Hamlet experiences a development of character through the betrayals of Gertrude‚ Ophelia‚ Rosencrantz and Gildernstern. When the play opens‚ Hamlet’s relationship with his mother was very close. Nonetheless‚ after his mother married his uncle only two months after his father’s death‚ Hamlet suspected that she was involved in the plot
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mother‚ Keine‚ most likely as a eulogy after she died in 1959. The unusual yet astonishing thing about this poem is during the first four paragraphs the mood is dark‚ almost evil like‚ and fierce‚ as he speaks of growing old and death‚ “For her mouth was not water but a curse‚” (paragraph 2). We can see that the speaker‚ her son‚ is an honest and expressive man. The emotional effects of these four paragraphs makes us question why Irving would bother to write a eulogy for his mother if he only states
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Never could a smile have been more disgraceful for Matthew than the one he bared in the short story "Smile"‚ written by D.H. Lawrence. Matthew‚ the main character‚ receives a telegram informing him of his wife’s critical health. Then‚ he goes to see Ophelia‚ his wife‚ in the convent where she resides. The relationship between the couple is problematic; they have separate 12 times. Once at the convent‚ the setting of the story‚ the Mother Superior informs Matthew that his wife is dead. He is not able
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of their fathers‚ the characters of Ophelia‚ Laertes and Hamlet lose the motivation and stability their fathers once provided. In order to fulfill their obligations to their late fathers‚ each character must look for a new sense of purpose‚ which ultimately leads to their death. The relationship that Ophelia shares with her father‚ Polonius‚ is rather dogmatic to say the least. Throughout Hamlet‚ Polonius demonstrates almost absolute control over Ophelia as if she were a tool with the sole purpose
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that he once loved. Their relationship is very tragic‚ and he becomes crazy from the pressure and guilt. Ophelia can’t understand him. Their relationship becomes horrible after time. Even though Ophelia is strongly in love with Hamlet. She’s too blind to see the facts of him. Hamlet has lost his self-control‚ and he thinks about the negatives in life‚ rather than the love he had with Ophelia. He turns away her support‚ and goes insane with revenge. Hamlet and Ophelia’s relationship is not healthy
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