through Prince Hamlet‚ Gertrude‚ Polonius‚ and Claudius. After King Hamlet’s death‚ many characters’ own secrets and thoughts about other people start to come into the light for everyone to see. Polonius wants his daughter to stay away from Hamlet‚ but then he is willing to use her to find out the truth. Polonius tells his daughter Ophelia to stay away from Prince Hamlet‚ “This is for
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demeanor leads the reader to believe that Shakespeare could have shared the same views as his protagonist Hamlet. In the play‚ there are many examples of speech from Hamlet‚ which convey misogynic beliefs. These quotes are directed at both his mother‚ Gertrude‚ and to some extent his "love‚" Ophelia. Hamlets remarks at the two women in his life can lead a reader to believe he is a misogynist. The way Ophelia is treated by Hamlet shows his vision towards all women. He treats Ophelia as just another women
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whose life was disrupted by a series of events‚ including the death of his father and the marriage of his mother to the suspected murderer of his father. Even under such circumstances‚ Hamlet never relinquished his love for the two women he loved‚ Gertrude and Ophelia‚ and instinctively tried to protect them from their reliance on men by feigning madness‚ which ironically caused their demise. As a child‚ Hamlet was a young prince living in a happy family. Unfortunately‚ his life was shattered by the
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Rachael Markley Ophelia Discussion 1. What might have led to Ophelia’s downfall was that she intentionally killed herself to maybe save herself from any further shame that would fall upon her because she has been dishonored by Hamlet and she might be possibly “with child” and also to the loss of her father. In Act 1 Scene 3 pg.45‚ Ophelia tells her father that Hamlet has proclaimed his love to her‚ and then in Act 2 Scene 1 pg.79‚ she tells him that Hamlet has gone crazy and was acting as such
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claudius Hamlet knows this. Hamlet acting mad does not only affect his life hamlet makes it affect others life to for example Hamlet’s relationship with his mother Gertrude was a very good while his father was alive was amazing but after his father died there is hatred towards her not for who she is but for what she has done‚ Gertrude was very quick to remarry the king’s brother. The Novel shows Hamlet’s relationships but can not show the intimacy between the character the film depicts the relationships
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the reader also experiences many different kinds of love‚ ranging from lost love to superficial love. The relationships between Hamlet and Ophelia‚ and Claudius and Gertrude all create conflict which inevitably leads to tragedy. Many characters become involved with the relationships between Ophelia and Hamlet and Claudius and Gertrude which also leads to tragedy for many of those characters also. In both works of literature‚ pressures of people and society have corrupted the love that the characters
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real to be a villain this is what makes Claudius so complex. Claudius cannot be accused by people of being truly evil. He walks a tight thin line that cannot fully be blurred either way. Claudius is a complex villain because he feels guilt‚ he loves Gertrude‚ and because the hero did some of the things that Claudius
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Brooke Hannon English 12 AP March 18th‚ 2013 Gender Roles in Hamlet Hamlet‚ written by the well-known Shakespeare‚ is a story which involves men who are implored to be “manly” by directing the lives of the women in order to make their own lives comfortable and refraining from copying feminine behavior. Hamlet and Ophelia‚ two characters who are supposedly in love with each other‚ are examples of how the men and women in this story are expected to live up to the stereotypical standards set by
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Hamlet’s little show. Instead‚ he hastily orders the death of Hamlet. Rather than slaying Hamlet himself‚ Claudius has others attempt to do so. Perhaps this is so because he needs everyone‚ including Gertrude‚ to perceive him as a good king. The murder of her son by her husband’s hand would cause unrest in Gertrude. Claudius could not lose one of his key aspects for stealing the throne in the first
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In the time of Shakespeare‚ women were always seen as humbled and complying individuals. That is of no exception when it comes to the female characters in the tragedy “Hamlet”. Both Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s lover‚ are portrayed so subdued that throughout the play they can be seen as minor characters up until the end when their characters blossomed and their voices ignited. Despite the importance of women in the play “Hamlet”‚ Shakespeare presents female characters as weak‚
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