Shakespeare , the great writer and poetic , shaped women as figures of weakness, disloyalty and cowardice in most of his plays . In Shakespearean’s era , patriarchal dominance existed , where men exploits women , and women obey men’s rules . Hamlet , one of his tragic plays , revolved around Hamlet and gave him the full attention , which lead to the marginalization of the two female characters , Ophelia and Gertrude . So , The tragic play “ Hamlet “ sheds light on the causes and consequences of Ophelia’s and Gertrude ‘s marginalization . Ophelia , Polonius’s daughter , represents the female character who are marginalized by three characters : Hamlet , Polonius and Laertes . For hamlet , she is just a tool used
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Madness allows Ophelia to break the rules of society and to express her inner feelings . Horatio – hamlet’s friend – characterizes Ophelia’s madness as …show more content…
In madness , Ophelia for the first time reveals her sorrow and pain ; the death of her father , the madness of hamlet , she is no longer enforced to be silent . She was dangerous as she finally speaks out and this was not allowed by the patriarchal society . So , Chen stated “ Ophelia’s madness simply leads her to isolation and finally , death “ ( 17 ) . Madness and death were natural response to marginalization .
Gertrude , The queen of Denmark and hamlet’s mother , is marginalized by three characters : Hamlet , The Ghost and Claudius . For Hamlet , she is a guilty woman who think of herself before god and marry his uncle instead of feeling sad about the death of her husband . For The Ghost – King Hamlet ‘s spirit - , She is unfaithful and betrayal wife . For Claudius , she is just a way to get to the throne . Gunenc describes Gertrude as “ Gertrude has always something to say , but she almost never speaks , and she almost never has an opportunity to protect herself against the indictments and descriptions about her “ ( 4 ) . Both Hamlet and the ghost blame Gertrude for the marriage instead of blaming Claudius , and The ghost tries to show Gertrude as bad as possible ; so he tells hamlet
Madness allows Ophelia to break the rules of society and to express her inner feelings . Horatio – hamlet’s friend – characterizes Ophelia’s madness as …show more content…
In madness , Ophelia for the first time reveals her sorrow and pain ; the death of her father , the madness of hamlet , she is no longer enforced to be silent . She was dangerous as she finally speaks out and this was not allowed by the patriarchal society . So , Chen stated “ Ophelia’s madness simply leads her to isolation and finally , death “ ( 17 ) . Madness and death were natural response to marginalization .
Gertrude , The queen of Denmark and hamlet’s mother , is marginalized by three characters : Hamlet , The Ghost and Claudius . For Hamlet , she is a guilty woman who think of herself before god and marry his uncle instead of feeling sad about the death of her husband . For The Ghost – King Hamlet ‘s spirit - , She is unfaithful and betrayal wife . For Claudius , she is just a way to get to the throne . Gunenc describes Gertrude as “ Gertrude has always something to say , but she almost never speaks , and she almost never has an opportunity to protect herself against the indictments and descriptions about her “ ( 4 ) . Both Hamlet and the ghost blame Gertrude for the marriage instead of blaming Claudius , and The ghost tries to show Gertrude as bad as possible ; so he tells hamlet