time of tragedy‚ as well as her vivid account of Ophelia’s death‚ evidence that she is responsible for Ophelia’s death will be presented. Gertrude’s overprotective relationship with Hamlet serves as a motive to commit the crime against Ophelia. In the play‚ after a meeting with the state‚ Gertrude tells Hamlet to stop acting too dramatic‚ “Good Hamlet‚ cast thy knighted colour off‚ And let thine eye look like a friend of Denmark; Do not for ever with
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women are treacherous‚ heartless and untrustworthy. Although he claims to love Ophelia‚ his feelings of betrayal influence him to say or do things he does not truly believe. In this case‚ Hamlet does not love Ophelia or his mother‚ but instead is deceived by his feelings of betrayal. Hamlet’s words and actions prove his negative view and hatred towards all women‚ which originates from the betrayals of Gertrude and Ophelia. The betrayals of the two women he values most in his life cause Hamlet to
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represent the bond between two people. Likewise‚ Ophelia uses flowers to indirectly express her feelings. Shakespeare liked to use flowers and plants to illustrate his ideas and during his time‚ flower symbolism was very popular‚ so the audience understood the importance of each flower (Eriksson). Those that Ophelia included in her bouquet symbolized her feelings towards her family and friends and her aspects of life. The death of Polonius greatly impacted Ophelia. It left her in grief. When coping with
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Hamlet’s treatment of the women in the play is an important factor of his personality and the era the play was written in. Hamlet treats his love‚ Ophelia and his mother‚ Gertrude with little respect. I believe that the anger Hamlet subjects to Ophelia is brought on by his feelings about his mother‚ Gertrude. Gertrude marries Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle‚ after Hamlet’s father is killed. Hamlet feels resent towards his mother for marrying Claudius. William Shakespeare writes the character Hamlet to be
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Kelsey Lee Lee 1 Mr. Bilmer ENG 4U1 Nov. 17th. 2013 Hamlet’s View and Treatment of Women In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet Hamlet’s treatment and ideas of women are influenced greatly by his mother‚ Gertrude. His jealously causes him to become infatuated with his mother and she becomes the main symbol of women for Hamlet throughout the play. When she betrays him it forces Hamlet to have a negative opinion towards all women. Hamlet is obsessed with the betrayal by
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While Ophelia demonstrates a kind and sweet character‚ Queen Gertrude is depicted in a much different light. Shakespeare had made a developed character that has far more than one-dimensional. Aside from her role attached to the male characters in Hamlet‚ Queen Gertrude is an intelligent‚ respectable woman. Unfortunately‚ Gertrude is not always painted in the best light as her lack of awareness of her husband’s murder. Gertrude “doesn’t seem to know what’s going on around her and doesn’t know why
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Appearance vs. Reality In Shakespeare’s tragedy‚ Hamlet‚ there is a dominant and overwhelming theme that is concurrent throughout the play. Throughout the play‚ all the characters appear as one thing on the outside‚ yet on the inside they are completely different. The theme of appearance versus reality surrounds Hamlet due to the fact that the characters portray themselves as one person on the outside‚ and one different on the inside. In the play‚ Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle‚ appears
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throughout the play misogynistic behavior. Because Hamlet feels so betrayed by the actions of his mother‚ he begins to associate this betrayal with the actions of all women‚ which causes him to treat Ophelia cruelly and unfairly. Hamlet’s misogyny is shown in how he speaks about his mother‚ how he addresses Ophelia‚ and in how he refers to women in general. Hamlet shows many times in the play that he has a high disrespect for women‚ and uses his low opinion towards the female gender as a stereotype for all
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Hamlet and Ophelia is mostly controlled by Polonius. However‚ Ophelia does receive ill-treatment from her brothers Laertes and Hamlet‚ as well as her own father‚ Polonius. All of these men contribute to her weak female character individually and on different levels. They also appear to influence Ophelia’s later developed insanity and suicide. The opening act of the play introduces all important characters‚ tells much of the plot and projects an important‚ lasting image of Ophelia. In act 1
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through five in Hamlet‚ when Ophelia committed suicide. From these two acts‚ it revealed what Ophelia was going through and feeling. Suicide is the act of killing oneself intentionally. In act four‚ scene three‚ Ophelia committed suicide and drowned herself due to grief. Queen Gertrude broke the news to Ophelia’s brother‚ Laertes. Laertes could not believe this has happened and he asked the queen numerous questions. When Queen Gertrude explained to Laertes what
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