Women and Frailty The two women in Shakespeare’s tragic play Hamlet play larger parts than meets the eye. These two women embody the saying‚ "there are no small parts‚ only small actors." While Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s lover‚ are very different and lead different lives‚ they suffer similar fates. Both women have control not of their lives but of their deaths.Gertrude and Ophelia are anything but independent women. The two women need and rely on the strength of the men
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Bailey-Bean ENG3UA Thursday‚ May 16‚ 2013 Frailty‚ Thy Name Is Woman According to Dictionary.com‚ misogyny is the hatred‚ dislike‚ or mistrust of women. In Hamlet’s eyes‚ Gertrude is a whore who married his uncle simply so she could stay in power and not lose any of her riches. He sees Ophelia as a simple-minded girl who does what she says and never questions the motives behind it. Hamlet is clearly a very misogynistic character. In Act 1‚ Scene 2‚ Hamlet has his first soliloquy in which he discusses
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constructs a tale of human frailty and sorrow‚ thus highlighting that mankind is innately weak. Reverend Dimmesdale was both physically and mentally affected by the guilt of keeping his sin a secret‚ and was ultimately weakened enormously due to it. Because of his high status as a reverend‚ Dimmesdale was not able to tell the townspeople that he was the mysterious man who had committed adultery with Hester. This guilt that manifested itself inside him resulted in a mental illness. Since humans are naturally
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Shakespearean dramas are often studies of human frailty. Use Othello to focus a discussion on the extent to which this is true. “Alas‚ our frailty is the cause‚ not we: For such as we are made of‚ such we be”‚ here William Shakespeare puts into light the imperfection of humanity‚ we all have our faults. Shakespeare wrote plays that reflected the society of his era; he explored the extreme possibilities if our human frailty were to take over our better judgement‚ this is evident in his play Othello
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Intrinsic factors‚ the personal and individual behavior plays a significant role in developing frailty. Personal characteristics which include biology and physiology were discovered to be reliable predictors of functional limitations in elderly‚ who consequently develop frailty (Chang‚ Yang‚ Nieh‚ & Wen‚ 2015; Chen‚ Mao‚ & Leng‚ 2014; Fried et al.‚ 2001; Tocchi‚ 2015). Personal characteristics such as cellular senescence (LeBrasseur‚ Tchkonia‚ & Kirkland‚ 2015)‚ ethnicity‚ female gender and age (Espinoza
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The complexity of frailty is dynamic conditions leading to vulnerabilities‚ and it has significantly impacted on the multi-dimensions of health in older adults. Notably‚ evidence shows that physical decline and disability are the vital key component in developing frailty1‚2‚8‚26‚32‚33. Considering for antecedents and risk factors of frailty‚ it can simply classify as intrinsic factors and extrinsic factors which have impacted on developing frailty equally. For intrinsic factors‚ the personal characteristics
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“Frailty‚ Thy Name Is Woman” Frailty is something that seems to have lead many women to their downfall during The Elizabethan Age. In William 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
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also weaknesses can make people learn life lessons. With all the deaths of everyone close to Hamlet‚ he realizes that death just happens and he can’t change it. Weaknesses are a part of every person on Earth’s life. In the play Hamlet‚ the reality becomes clear that whether someone is the King of Denmark or a gravedigger‚ everyone has a weakness that effects others. From the beginning of the play‚ Hamlet shows many weaknesses that have an effect on the outcome of the play. His depression shows frequently
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Known for his plays revolving around the human condition‚ Shakespeare recognizes the importance of creating realistic characters. His tragedies typically include a hero who has a tragic flaw‚ which eventually leads to his subsequent death as well as the death of those around him. His play Hamlet narrators the tale of the Danish Prince Hamlet who seeks to avenge his father’s murderer‚ Claudius‚ who is also his uncle. Unfortunately for Hamlet‚ Hamlet’s fatal flaw of procrastination prevents him from
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FRAILTY‚ THY NAME IS WOMEN Frailty is defined as being fragile‚ foible‚ and having a moral weakness (Oxford Dictionary). At one point during the play Hamlet‚ Hamlet states‚ "Frailty‚ thy name is women" (i.ii.146)‚ generalizing that all women are frail. During the period Hamlet was written‚ the society was patriarchal‚ therefore‚ the women were very dependent on the men‚ and were unable to exist independently. Through their submissiveness Gertrude and Ophelia are treated as marionettes‚ who are
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