Hamlet's Ophelia

Ophelia appears in the play as an obedient and a submissive young woman who is controlled by the men in her life. She is the daughter of Polonius, the sister of Laertes and the love interest of Hamlet. Ophelia is portrayed as a passive character who cannot stand up for herself and she is manipulated by the men in order for them to achieve their interests even if it means they have to sacrifice her. Ophelia is the example of all women in a patriarchal society where all the aspects of their lives are controlled by men. Ophelia is a person who always needs to be guided by the men in her life she is used as a pawn by her father and brother. She obeyed to her father when he told her to spy on Hamlet to discover if the madness was true or was just an act. Because of Hamlet misogyny, Ophelia sufferers from his hatred for women because of his mother marriage to Claudius. Ophelia appears in only five scenes out of twenty but her character is essential to the play Ophelia is considered as the sweet innocent woman who was led to her downfall because of her trust in the men the word
Shakespeare portrayed Ophelia’s character as a woman who cannot live without a man in her life. Ophelia's Madness after hamlet’s Rejection end her father's death is a clear example of her attachment to the men around her. Ophelia is a fragile person who is torn between her love for Hamlet and her loyalty to her family. Polonius and Laertes believe that Hamlet does not love her and is only using her. Therefore, she obeys one her brother and father warn her not to get involved with Hamlet because he's a prince and he would never marry her. Hamlet believes the women are corrupted and they are driven by their sexual desire. He seems to take all his hatred on Ophelia after he discovers the Claudius and Polonius used her to discover is Hamlet was truly mad or