Feminist Theories Kate Millett (1934 -) An American feminist writer‚ artist and activist. An radical feminist A seminal influence on second-wave feminism Sexual Politics Sexual Politics "the first book of academic feminist literary criticism“ -- P. T. Clough (1994)The Sociological Quarterly‚ vol 35 no 3‚ page 473 The Hybrid Criticism of Patriarchy: Rereading Kate Millett’s "Sexual Politics" "one of the first feminist books of this decade to raise nationwide male ire“ --Norma Willson
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Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the two main female characters‚ (Gertrude and Ophelia)‚ are victims of the tragic quote‚ “frailty‚ thy name is woman”. Both women show no real evidence of having a back bone throughout the entire story. They are manipulated and tricked into believe something that is not meant to be believed. As women‚ they have no choice but to listen to the men‚ whether they feed them lies or not; they believe it. Both Ophelia and Gertrude undergo severe and devastating occurrences‚ which are
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then grabs Yorick’s skull and reminensces about all the good times he had; although‚ this a little deranged‚ it wouldn’t be defined as mad. Later in the same scene‚ Hamlet jumps into the grave of Ophelia and argues with Laertes‚ Ophelia’s brother‚ and begins to wrestle with him. This is not an act of madness; Hamlet has just lost the woman that he loved and is only acting irrational. In the second scene of Act 5‚ Hamlet describes to Horatio how he altered the letter. He then goes onto to speak to the
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character‚ Hamlet‚ purposely uses an internal dialogue and calculatingly waits and plots to cope with the moral issues‚ draw out his enemies and manipulate the situation to exact revenge without guilt‚ all while feigning madness. Shakespeare and his contemporaries were fascinated by madness. This fascination was perhaps connected to not being able to distinguish disease from demonic possession. At any rate‚ mad characters appear with frequency in Shakespeare’s plays and particularly in revenge plays
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role that the women played or even just because of how they were referred to within the text by him or other characters. Some assumptions that go along with the analysis of Hamlet through the feminist lens is that the women‚ such as Gertrude and Ophelia‚ are given marginalized opinions and roles within the play‚ that the play is from a male-centered viewpoint‚ and that it solely focuses upon the male characters and their experiences instead of integrating the views and impacts of the women as well
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In the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the protagonist Hamlet occasionally switches between the mindset of sanity and insanity. Hamlet puts on a show when madness suits his purpose of revenge but it reverts to being logical when it’s more beneficial. In this act of switching back and forth unfortunately Hamlet relies on insanity in order to achieve his short term goals and through this process he begins to lose the sense of reality and his act of insanity rather turns into a nightmare reality
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tarnishes his image and sacrifices his dignity as a result of his ploy to fool those around him and avenge his father’s murder. Initially‚ the character of Hamlet is portrayed as “a soldier” and “a scholar” with “a noble mind”. This description by Ophelia is one that the citizens of Elsinore including friends and family of Hamlet would have open-heartedly agreed to. After all‚ as Claudius said to Hamlet: “You are the most immediate to our throne...” Hamlet must act in a presentable state at all times
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between Gertrude and Claudius‚ in addition to murdering King Hamlet‚ is the main example of deceit‚ corruption and evil. Throughout the play we can sketch a progression of this corruption‚ through disease‚ in the characters of Polonius‚ Claudius‚ Ophelia and Hamlet. This directly causes the downfall of the castle and Denmark. At the end of the play‚ the castle and the land are taken over by Fortinbras‚ the final even that signifies the fall of the nation. In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare depicts Claudius as
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Is Hamlet Mad or Mad in Craft? Madness is defined as the state of being mentally ill or having extremely foolish behavior. It is a condition in which is difficult to identify whether it is true or not. In William Shakespeare’s masterpiece‚ Hamlet‚ there is confusion as to whether or not his madness is real. The ghost of his father asks Hamlet to avenge his death. While he tries to accomplish this‚ he puts on an antic disposition. The antic disposition reoccurs throughout the play‚ but is merely
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Greg Grunewald The gender role in hamlet Girls Make Hamlet Go Nutty In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ the women have major influence in shaping Hamlet’s behavior. Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s girlfriend negatively affected Hamlet and his behavior and actions throughout the play. Gertrude has shaped Hamlet’s behavior negatively during the play. Gertrude’s marriage to Claudius adds to complexity of Hamlet’s revenge. Hamlet is still upset about his mom’s quick
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