Why sing about a maid seduced by her lover? Again, I am convinced that Hamlet seeks in vain to protect Ophelia since he must dedicate himself wholly to his revenge. The warning to Polonius is, ironically, exactly what Hamlet wants, for Ophelia to be chaste and safe. The evidence of the flower rue, I think, need not go further than its symbolism of regret. Remember that she gives it also to Gertrude. Now, maybe she demonstrates the thought that, should Gertrude conceive again with Claudius, such a child must be destroyed, or that Hamlet, her son already born, ought not have been a thought previously expressed by the prince himself.
Gertrude should not have had sons, so Ophelia will not. Let all the rest go, this I cannot allow. To accuse Gertrude of passively allowing Ophelia to die, intentionally, is the same as to accuse those students at school shootings of passively allowing the shooter to go on with his business because they were too terrified to move and intercede. My point is this: all the evidence which Epstein brings to the table can be interpreted in other ways. Ultimately, given the characters of Ophelia and Hamlet, I think those other ways are preferable.
Call me naive, but I would rather hold the image of a lovely, innocent Ophelia who is destroyed as collateral damage in the rampage of a man who loves her. I think the ultimate problem with it is that it is an easy answer to Ophelia.
Shakespeare did not write easy characters with easy answers. If Hamlet is as Epstein paints him, he is not such a sympathetic character. And if Ophelia is, in fact, pregnant that removes the innocence and fragility that make her character so moving and tragic. Rae, I would absolutely agree with you. Even before her father dies it is clear Polonius is manipulating her to gain control and influence with the king. Hamlet, who she truly cares for, completely rejects her.
And Laertes, even when he returns, is hell bent on the revenge of Hamlet, her beloved. Even Gertrude, who is supposedly like a mother to her, seems to be preoccupied with Hamlet and her hot new marriage with Claudius. Sometimes I feel as thought Ophelia is the most tragic character. I know that is perhaps ridiculous to say compared to Hamlet… but she is so tragic because she does not even get the recognition Hamlet does for his tragic story. Part of Ophelia is processing the event but at the point when her father is killed, she begins to fall apart.
Her personality begins to tear apart and become fragmented. She is overwhelmed by first the pregnancy, then the rejection of Hamlet and then the death of her father. Her madness culminates with the death of her father. How can anyone say she is feigning madness when she is a sheltered sensitive girl without the guidance or love of her mother? As a man, how could the author know the mind of a fragile girl?
She is driven mad when her father, Polonius, is murdered by her lover, Hamlet. She dies while still very young, suffering from grief and madness. The brook itself seems to weep for Ophelia, who, like an infant, is incapable of responding to her danger. The girl, possibly a young cousin of William Shakespeare, had been picking flowers when she fell into a millpond near Stratford upon Avon. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Sociology How do you suppose Ophelia feels after listening to her brother and her father?
Ben Davis October 29, How do you suppose Ophelia feels after listening to her brother and her father? How does Ophelia feel about Hamlet? Did Ophelia really love Hamlet?
Why did Ophelia kill herself? Did Hamlet and Ophelia sleep together? Does Ophelia get pregnant in Hamlet? What mental disorder does Ophelia have? Why did Ophelia go crazy in Hamlet?
What is Ophelia Syndrome? This lack of effort can be interpreted as her desire to die or the inability to recognize the mortal danger she is in. The graveyard is a setting of death, which foreshadows events to come. At first the gravediggers add to the somber atmosphere, arguing over whether Ophelia deserves a Christian burial since her death may have been a suicide.
But then their behavior becomes inane as they tell bad jokes about death and grave-digging, sing irreverent songs, and act like buffoons. The scene creates some comic relief before the tragic end of the play. In the beginning of the play, Hamlet greets Rosencrantz and Guildenstern as old friends. But on the ship journey to England, he discovers that they are working with Claudius and that they carry a request from Claudius for the king of England to behead Hamlet.
Hamlet replaces the request with his own order, asking that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern be executed. Ace your assignments with our guide to Hamlet! SparkTeach Teacher's Handbook. Is the Ghost real? Did Hamlet and Ophelia have sex? She also fears committing adultery if forced to marry Paris. The narrator basically stated that Joe wasn 't as untouchable as he had assumed he was and that his wife who he considered beneath him would be the one to prove this to him.
Janie proved to him that he wasn 't as untouchable when he tried to embarrass her in front of the men in the store when she messed up cutting the tobacco and instead of everyone laughing at her she made them laugh at him proving her….
Her two brothers have perished as well after a large battle over the thrown. All she has left is her uncle and her dear sister Ismene. When Antigone breaks Creons law and buries her traitorous brother she is sentenced to be locked away forever. All of this brought a curse on Creon and his family which led to his tragic end. Aristotle defines tragedy as "an imitation of an action…. He is obviously just lying to gain the respect of Laertes.
In his selfishness, he chose to lie, making everyone believe that he was madly in love with her, when in reality he was not. He believes that Hamlet is using her for his own sexual…. Hamlet made it very clear during the play in letting Claudius know that he knew about the murder of his father.
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