presentation of love and madness within male-female relationships in Wuthering Heights‚ Hamlet and A Streetcar Named Desire The presentation of love is closely related to madness within these texts. The similarities between these texts are usually that the female characters experience some form of mental breakdown due to the actions of the men that they love. For example‚ Blanche’s madness starts with the death of her husband in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ and Ophelia’s madness upon the death of her
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driving force in the play but also in society. In Patriarchal society‚ Ophelia is already destined to have a tragic end‚ whether it is in death or loss of sanity. The character of Ophelia is a fascinating one as we see what happens to the beauty and innocence of one during the patriarchal society of Hamlet. It is an interesting observation in which women are dependent on their men and fathers to validate who they are
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taboo it was‚ and remains‚ a continual topic of interest‚ examined throughout history in art and literature. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Sophocles’ Antigone‚ the two female characters‚ namely Ophelia and Antigone‚ seem to undergo a similar progression. Due to their sexuality‚ throughout the tragedies Ophelia and Antigone are excluded from society‚ pushed to change in order to cope and eventually driven to suicide. Consequently through their predicaments they bare the hierarchy and social norms the
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In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Ophelia is bombarded by pressures from all around her. Because of her role as a female‚ Ophelia must succumb to the orders given to her by those around her. As a result‚ Ophelia must take orders and any aftermath that may come from it. As a result‚ Ophelia is pushed to death by her obedience‚ abuse from Hamlet‚ and her spiral into madness. From the beginning of the play‚ it is clear that Ophelia plays the role of an obedient daughter and sister to her family. Before
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To be‚ or not to be Truly Mad? Throughout William Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the audience is continuously reminded of the fact that clarity and madness have been known to be genuinely confused. As the Prince of Denmark‚ Hamlet is dealt a significant blow when the loss of his father leaves an opening for his power hungry uncle to assume the throne‚ becoming the king of Denmark and thus ruling a kingdom that is not rightfully his own. In an attempt to unveil his uncle’s scheming and guiltiness‚ Hamlet
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displayed in the poem by the speaker are most similar to those of character Ophelia from Hamlet. Ophelia and speaker of the sonnet both display characteristics of sadness for the loss of love‚ desire for the one that they did love‚ and similar attitudes of betrayal or deceit. Ophelia and the speaker show many similarities in the play and the sonnet. In Sonnet 147‚ the speaker of the sonnet shows emotions of sadness‚ deceit‚ and madness. In the sonnet‚ the speaker expresses the emotion of his love being
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Kate Moffett Mrs. Zibilich English 3 October 28‚ 2014 Hamlet Film Analysis: Interpretation on Ophelia’s Madness Act 4 Scene 5 uses the controversial debate of Ophelia’s innocence and her delusional grief about her dead father open to interpretation among various films. This scene asks directors to decide what theme the scene is more focused on‚ whether it be Ophelia’s relationship with Hamlet‚ or the death of her father Polonius. Both the Tennant film‚ and the 1996 Branagh film center this scene
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it to be mad? Is it related to something of biological background? Or is it to do with the complex breakdown of one’s emotions? Or is it both? These questions are important to keep in mind when understanding whether Hamlet is truly mad or feigning madness as part of his ‘plan’ in which Shakespeare builds up throughout the play. This relates to the second aspect which must also be looked at when comprehending the fictional play Hamlet. This aspect is the certain ‘key’ events that take place‚ and how
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one of Shakespeare’s most famous plays. In this essay I will look at Hamlets perception of women in general but particularly Gertrude and Ophelia. I will also look at the historical presentation of women‚ comparing Hamlets time to today and seeing if the symbolic role that the females characters have is related to the period. Also I will look at Hamlets madness‚ whether it was real or not and also whether women could be the cause of it. Finally I will look at a possible ?Oedipus complex? in Hamlet
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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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