Elton “Are you imagining me to be Mr.Elton’s object” illustrating the portrayed objectification of female characters that Emma is no longer her own identity, but rather an item of Mr.Elton. In Hamlet Polonius is using ophelia as an object to advance in rank (Austen 136). The objectification of Ophelia is depicted by the scene when Polonius finds out that Hamlet is mad, and he assumes the reason is because his affections toward Ophelia were denied so although before he believed that Ophelia and Hamlet could never marry, but since now that Hamlet is mad with the only way of curing him being marriage to Ophelia he sees the opportunity of securing himself a higher rank through the usage of his daughter “come, go with me. I will go seek the king. this is the very ecstasy of love” (1.2.113-118). Female characters display the portrayal of objectification through their own actions as well. Emma views Mr. Elton’s proposal to her as a person attempting to advance themselves in society instead of reflecting on past events to see if his feelings toward her are genuine causing her to turn herself into an object of monetary value that others want to steal and that she has to fend off “He only
Elton “Are you imagining me to be Mr.Elton’s object” illustrating the portrayed objectification of female characters that Emma is no longer her own identity, but rather an item of Mr.Elton. In Hamlet Polonius is using ophelia as an object to advance in rank (Austen 136). The objectification of Ophelia is depicted by the scene when Polonius finds out that Hamlet is mad, and he assumes the reason is because his affections toward Ophelia were denied so although before he believed that Ophelia and Hamlet could never marry, but since now that Hamlet is mad with the only way of curing him being marriage to Ophelia he sees the opportunity of securing himself a higher rank through the usage of his daughter “come, go with me. I will go seek the king. this is the very ecstasy of love” (1.2.113-118). Female characters display the portrayal of objectification through their own actions as well. Emma views Mr. Elton’s proposal to her as a person attempting to advance themselves in society instead of reflecting on past events to see if his feelings toward her are genuine causing her to turn herself into an object of monetary value that others want to steal and that she has to fend off “He only