In a young woman's life sex is such an important aspect. It defines so much with such a simple term,Virginity. In William Shakespeare's hamlet, Ophelia is a young woman in the middle ages who is facing the same troubles and it drives her mad. The consistent conflict between her lover;hamlet and her father and brother drives her into madness which in the end takes her life.
Ophelia's insanity is not short brought on. It the cause of long term arguing of her worth whether it's in her virginity or in her love to give up her virginity. She faces a lot of complications with it. During hamlets bout of insanity in Act 3,Scene 1 line 131-141. He says “Get the to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?...” this is a line implying she should join a brothel and never have …show more content…
Hamlet's insanity was loud and filled with antics. Whereas ophelia's was more of a quiet insanity filled with riddles and music. Hamlet's first act of insanity was running into ophelia's room and grabbing her and running out. Ophelia's was singing songs of betrayal and the death of her father, and then handing out flowers. Hamlet's insanity can be compared as a more aggressive and obscene route as Ophelia's was a mournful and musical insanity. Both of their insanity feeds off of reactions hamlet feeds off the disgust and arguments off of his obscenity, Ophelia looks for console and peace which she does with the flowers and songs. Another difference between their bouts of insanity is how their insanity ends. They both end in death but the way they die is reflective upon the beginning of their insanity. Hamlets end is sudden,violent and dramatic, he ends with a sword fight with many murders. Ophelia’s death is very passive and almost unnoticed. She falls in a river and does not get attempt to fight the drowning she just lets herself slowly sink into the water to end it. These are subtle reference to the beginning of the
Ophelia's insanity is not short brought on. It the cause of long term arguing of her worth whether it's in her virginity or in her love to give up her virginity. She faces a lot of complications with it. During hamlets bout of insanity in Act 3,Scene 1 line 131-141. He says “Get the to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?...” this is a line implying she should join a brothel and never have …show more content…
Hamlet's insanity was loud and filled with antics. Whereas ophelia's was more of a quiet insanity filled with riddles and music. Hamlet's first act of insanity was running into ophelia's room and grabbing her and running out. Ophelia's was singing songs of betrayal and the death of her father, and then handing out flowers. Hamlet's insanity can be compared as a more aggressive and obscene route as Ophelia's was a mournful and musical insanity. Both of their insanity feeds off of reactions hamlet feeds off the disgust and arguments off of his obscenity, Ophelia looks for console and peace which she does with the flowers and songs. Another difference between their bouts of insanity is how their insanity ends. They both end in death but the way they die is reflective upon the beginning of their insanity. Hamlets end is sudden,violent and dramatic, he ends with a sword fight with many murders. Ophelia’s death is very passive and almost unnoticed. She falls in a river and does not get attempt to fight the drowning she just lets herself slowly sink into the water to end it. These are subtle reference to the beginning of the