Chris Walker AP English Literature and Composition 27 January 2012 Importance of Gertrude and Ophelia The love a man has for his mother and the love he has for his girlfriend/fiancé/wife are two different kinds of love that always seems to conflict one another. The mother and the female companion usually really like each other or they hate each other. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Gertrude and Ophelia has a steady relationship with each other. But Gertrude’s relationship Hamlet starts off as unhappy
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Ophelia: Character analysis Ophelia‚ a young beautiful woman‚ is known to be the young daughter of Polonius‚ sister to Laertes‚ and Love interest to Hamlet. In the play‚ Ophelia is stuck between her obedience to her father and her love for Hamlet‚ which seems to possess some tragic consequences. Ophelia is the archetypal obedient daughter‚ a role required to be played by all young women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. When her father orders her to
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issues behind the plot. The reader is left with many uncertainties about the true feelings of prince Hamlet. One question in particular is‚ did Hamlet really love Ophelia? This dispute can be reinforced either way‚ however I believe Hamlet was truly in love with Ophelia. Support for my decision comes from Hamlet’s treatment towards Ophelia is shown throughout the play‚ but especially in Act 3‚ Scene 2‚ and at Ophelia’s grave in Scene 1 of Act 5. This play is about the troubles encountered by young
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In Schlosser’s first chapter “Reefer Madness‚” he gathers plausible historical facts and counter-arguments to argue that the punishments for marijuana use are extraneous and unreasonable. He suggests that if the United States government decriminalizes marijuana for personal use‚ it would save the time and money that could be spent on more serious endeavors‚ and by modifying marijuana laws it would fit better into our society today. Schlosser explains that many marijuana laws are so strict that many
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Lakyn Stewart Drama Essay 4-28-2013 Ophelia: The Victim of Hamlet’s Actions William Shakespeare’s production‚ Hamlet‚ is based off of tragedy and revenge. Prince Hamlet learns that the mournful death of his father is indeed a purposely carried out plan devised by no other than his uncle Claudius. Claudius murders the king for selfish intentions of taking over the throne along with King Hamlet’s wife‚ Gertrude. He is successful in following out his disposition. Hamlet devotes his soul and mind
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Certainly Hamlet’s various outbursts‚ especially his chastisement of his lover Ophelia‚ whom he says should “seek a nunnery” (Shakespeare 3.1‚v.162)‚ show that he is indeed emotionally distressed. While Hamlet tends to seem as if he goes from being deliberate and logical to an illogical and fevered state‚ “it is not always clear if or when Hamlet is pretending to be crazy or when indulging in a bizarre humor or when expressing his desperate but sane anguish” (Bell 314). Therefore‚ what appears to
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OPHELIA TALKS BACK Based on Margaret Atwood’s ‘Gertrude Talks Back’ Why yes I do believe I am fair‚ and I don’t need you to confirm it. Honey you were never invited to my wedding. God has given me one face‚ and I can do whatever the hell I please with it‚ thank you very much. Frankly you could do with a little heavy foundation and a wig yourself; it might just conceal the premature balding and all the frown lines you’ve accumulated from moping. You looked like a tired old man some days. It
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Descent into Madness Mark Colvin This piece is written by Mark Colvin‚ a professor of Sociology in the Department of Justice Studies at Kent State University‚ as the introduction to the book “Descent into Madness” by Mike Rolland. On February 2nd & 3rd‚ 1980 one of the maximum security prisons in New Mexico experienced one of the most violent riots in the history of American Correctional System. This is often referred to as The New Mexico State Penitentiary Riot. The riot lasted for 36 hours‚ and
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Hamlet: The Truth Behind the Madness William Shakespeare seemed to be very interested in the topic of mental illness. In the article Shakespeare’s Minds Diseased: Mental Illness and its Treatment the writer connects his fascination with mental illness from his son in law being a doctor and how shakespeare may be connected that to his writing. The writer says “It’s usually accepted that shakespeare was influenced in medical matters by his son in law‚ the renowned doctor John Hall.” The amount of
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insane after the death of his father. There is much evidence in the play that causes one to believe that Hamlet is in fact crazy. However‚ there are also indications to the contrary‚ Hamlet only feigns madness for the purpose of carrying out his mission. He rehearses his pretend madness first with Ophelia for even if he fails to convince her ‚ that failure would not cause him any harm. The language he uses is clearly not that of an insane person‚ he is lucid and succinct when he speaks proving that
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