Ophelia Weakness Reveals Hamlet's Stren

Ophelia’s Weakness Reveals Hamlet’s Strength
Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, emphasizes the consequences of abandonment and isolation as differentiated through the contradicting reactions of Hamlet and Ophelia to parallel circumstances. Her suicide The unforeseen suicide of Ophelia reveals her inability handle her intense feelings and exemplifies Hamlet as a more resilient character due to immense mental strength. Hamlet’s famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy exhibits his mental resilience by maturely handling his moods and thoughts, but instead Ophelia’s lack of mental stability portrays her as cowardly. Hamlet and Ophelia’s paradoxical reactions to the murder of their fathers in addition to experiencing unrequited love displays Ophelia’s
Her weak mindedness and cowardice eventually leads to her suicide; however, the cause of her of emotional weakness is due to forces beyond her control. Ophelia’s subjection to the loss of two loved ones at the same time allocates an overwhelming feeling of devastation that she is incapable of coping with due to her lack of mental strength. Claudius recognizes the intensity and overpowering nature of her suffering as he states that “when sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in batallions,” (IV, iv, 77). Ophelia’s immense losses include the Polonius’ murder, in addition to the Hamlet rejecting her feelings. The death of Polonius not only means the death of her dad additionally the one whom she derives all of her guidance from. The lack of support for Ophelia during this vulnerable period of her life further weakens her emotional stability; furthermore, Hamlet’s unusual conduct leaves Ophelia feeling more isolated and disliked. Hamlet illuminates his unorthodox demeanor to her by denying her mementos and by blatantly denies having ever loved her as states, “I loved you not” (III, i, 118). Denying the remembrances, he alludes to the
Ophelia embodies a foil for Hamlet in which his qualities are identified as favorable. Hamlet’s personification of a tragic hero stems from overcoming his procrastination in order to kill Claudius, whereas Ophelia’s succumb to ending her life portrays herself negatively and weak.The foil between Hamlet and Ophelia ultimately uncover Shakespeare’s that cowardice is stemmed in one’s inability to take action, not simply created by cowardly