Albert Bandura's Influence On Ophelia

Social Learning of Ophelia In Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, his character Ophelia is an example of a person who suffers from the negative results of Albert Bandura’s Social Learning Theory. Bandura’s theory explains how people should be developing their social learning skills by observing others around them such as family, friends, and possibly those who are seen on television or who they read about in books. He believes that a person’s development is greatly influenced by what they experience and see in their daily lives. His theory relates to Ophelia because she is seen as a submissive and passive young woman who does what she is asked by her father and those around her. She could have been influenced by her father, Polonius, who has a similar personality with Claudius, the king. Polonius’ personality and attitude toward Claudius could have had a negative impact on Ophelia and unfortunately caused her to have a hard time with her social learning later on in her life. Ophelia could be suffering from a disorder that can be connected to the negative learning experiences that her social learning could have caused. …show more content…
For children, their parents could influence favourite foods, fears, inhabitations, languages and anything else that they could possibly be around throughout their childhood. With regards to hairstyles, choices of clothing and music, the people in the community could have an impact on a person as well. The theory could help individuals in certain situations that are unusual or uncomfortable for them. For example, if a person is sitting in an elegant restaurant is isn’t sure what proper manners the use; they could rely on the people around them for help by observing their actions. Although, the influences might have a negative impact on a person by them losing resistance to certain things such as drugs, alcohol or sexual activity; people could see is as peer