the people within. Gertrude can be identified as the initial weed because her weakness‚ exhibited by immediately submitting to her brother-in-law Claudius‚ spread to the rest of the castle’s inhabitants‚ therefore contaminating Hamlet and in turn Ophelia. In addition‚ the floral reference of “thorns” is used to describe her lose of purity. The Ghost advises Hamlet “Leave her to heaven and to those thorns that in her bosom lodge to prick and sting her‚” (I.v.31). These “thorns” symbolize the seeds
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what extent are women in "Hamlet" 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
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to go against his own word and would simply let the man go free. Mortal men who are put into powerful positions are all full of pride and fear‚ meaning they would never take a chance to go against their own word. I hope this clarifies my answer.’’ Ophelia finally smirked. ’’Alternatively the man could have told the judge ’I am a Houtian.’ If the man was really a Houtian expert he could just kill the judge‚ and no one would have been able to do a damn thing about it. Personally‚ I like the Houtian
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to different methods to depict the madness that came upon Ophelia. Ophelia’s plead for insanity is a key factor in act IV scene V. When Ophelia enters the scene‚ she is using speech patterns similar to that of someone who is drunk. She is also not paying too much attention as to what she’s actually saying and sings songs that made no sense. Ophelia then proceeds to hand out flowers to the King‚ Queen and her brother Laertes. For Ophelia‚ each of the flowers represents different things. “There’s
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the most well known being Ophelia. She does not appear in the play until Act 1‚ Scene 3‚ in which she converses with her brother‚ Laertes‚ about the prince Hamlet‚ and his suspected motives and intentions. It is here that we learn that Ophelia has what she believes to be a strong‚ lasting relationship with the Prince‚ and we find as the play develops that Laertes is more accurate in his feelings towards the relationship describing it as “forward‚ not permanent”. Ophelia is depicted as quite the opposite
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Denmark and Ophelia is the prince’s lovers‚ they have no standing in the society and their voices are never heard. Their actions and fates are greatly influenced by the men’s decisions. All their lives Ophelia and Gertrude are led by the men’s power; they together make a weak image of dependent women at Shakespeare’s time. Both of their roles in this play portray them as obedient passive type of women. So‚ is it fair to them? Yes‚ it is. One of the female leads portrayed in Hamlet is Ophelia. Ophelia
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How is your personal response to the character of “Hamlet” shaped by his interaction with others in the play? In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”‚ the character of Hamlet is shaped by his interaction with others in the play due to him being regarded as a key figure in the progressive decline of the state of Denmark. He insists on deceiving those around him‚ despite a well-intentioned desire to uncover the truth. Consequently Hamlet becomes implicated in the further corruption of Denmark by being
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to some extent his "love‚" Ophelia. Hamlets remarks at the two women in his life can lead a reader to believe he is a misogynist. The way Ophelia is treated by Hamlet shows his vision towards all women. He treats Ophelia as just another women as he judges her like the rest‚ who are all the same. He says "Or‚ if thou wilt needs marry‚ marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them" (Act 3‚ Scene 1‚ Line 136-138). The way Hamlet speaks to Ophelia in the play shows his belief
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Zacchigna 1 Danielle Zacchigna ENG- 4U1 Ms.Bej May 21st‚ 2013 Hamlets Tragic Flaws In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the characters of Fortinbras‚ Laertes‚ and Claudius contrast the imperfections of Hamlet through their own success due to their starvation for power‚ making Hamlet appear vulnerable. Success is accomplished through Fortinbras strong willed assertiveness‚ Laertes loyalty towards his sister‚ and Claudius’s ignorance of moral
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tragedy of Hamlet was a very interesting play with many very interesting characters that did a great many heroic and disappointing things despite the complexity and difficulty to understand the true personality William Shakespeare intended for each. Ophelia‚ one of the minor characters‚ represents one of the two women captured between men set out for revenge. Despite the minor role this character played‚ her impact on the play was quite significant. However‚ one of the most important questions to analyze
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