always said that I was born running‚ which of course is preposterous but a nice thought. My street is just around the corner and I can see the glowing sign of Published‚ my father’s bookstore‚ pub‚ coffee shop‚ concert venue hybrid monster. “Ophelia!” Mrs. Humphrey waves at me from her open window as I pass. Slowing my pace I jog over to where the older woman was leaning out the window watering the scattered plants in the planter. She is using her long reach kitchen faucet from the sink by
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Love is one of the most prevailing themes in Hamlet; the characters involved demonstrate a number of intricate emotions as the play progresses. We see Hamlet’s filial love for his mother‚ esoteric love for Ophelia and Hamlet’s platonic companionship with Horatio. However‚ Hamlet’s filial love for his father is foremost which causes conflicting thoughts to overwhelm him once an apparition in his father’s figure returns. The play opens when two guards‚ Marcellus and Barnardo‚ apprise Horatio about
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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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Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ the main character continually delays acting out his duty of avenging his father’s murder. This essay will discuss how Hamlet’s nature and morals (which are intensified by difficult events) prevent him from carrying out the task. In the opening scenes of the play‚ the Ghost of Hamlet’s late father reveals to him the true means by which King Hamlet died. The Ghost tells Hamlet that his father’s death was caused by Claudius pouring poison into his ear. He exhorts Hamlet to avenge
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personality; without individuation‚ we would all be the same—drones‚ rendered unnecessary. As described by Plummer‚ Ophelia Syndrome is the inability to think or act for ourselves. Those suffering from Ophelia Syndrome are incapable of producing original thought or coping with the unknown. They would rather be safely misled than creatively uncertain. Plummer stated that Ophelia Syndrome was most commonly manifested in university students and “middle managers in American corporations” (p. 3). He
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“Ophelia” by John Everett Millais is a piece depicting a Shakespearean play Hamlet painted in 1852. The paintings medium is oil on canvas. The iconic character Ophelia is in a contradicting situation that causes her to be bewildered and deranged. Which has made her a complex character and someone many people can connect with. In the scene that Ophelia is being depicted‚ Ophelia falls over into a pond when she suddenly becomes overwhelmed with the grief of her father’s murder and her lover deceives
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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 to efforts
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Love or Ambition: The Plutonic Pursuit of Claudius‚ Callimaco‚ and Hamlet Humanism is the reflection of the qualities pertaining to being human‚ for better or for worse. Throughout the books: Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike‚ Mandragola by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ and Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ various human conditions are seen‚ especially those related to personal ambition. In analyzing the three primary male characters in each of these works and their plutonic pursuit of women‚ one can
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Hamlet’s Treatment of Ophelia and Gertrude Modern folklore suggests women look at a man’s relationship with his mother to predict how they will treat other women in their life. Hamlet is a good example of a son’s treatment of his mother reflecting how he will treat the woman he loves because when considering Hamlet’s attitude and treatment of the Ophelia in William Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ one must first consider how Hamlet treated his mother. A characteristic of Hamlet’s personality
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