Mental health is a wide topic that is a main element in the texts I have chosen. It can be argued that alongside the loss of sanity, comes isolation. Whether the isolation comes before or after, the isolation seems to act as a catalyst for the depletion of the mental health of characters. Shakespeare has used mental health in many of his works such as Macbeth and King Lear and this use of mental health as a subject matter is one of the reasons why Shakespeare is renowned now. Arguably, one of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s most noteworthy works is The Yellow Wallpaper which is said to be the short story she wrote after she had post-partum depression. Both the playwright and the writer have elements of their work which show they had high regard
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This begins, in Ophelia’s case, with her brother going to France and her Father asking her to spend less time with Hamlet. It can be reasoned that her family, like many people alike, are her closest and this leaves her lonely. In act 1, Shakespeare presents her isolation as a direct fault of her obedience through how she seems to regard her Father. “I shall obey my Lord" Ophelia clearly has a respect for her father as she promises that she will not entertain what Hamlet tells her and this is one of the reasons for Ophelia becoming isolated. This is one of the first experiences of the audience of Ophelia and this presents her in a certain way which makes it clear to the audience that this is the way that she is ought to be seen. This is typical of not only the times in which the play was written, but also Shakespeare’s texts. Some of Shakespeare’s texts such as Othello and Macbeth show a viewpoint in which patriarchy is valued. The time in which the play was written, men often had an upper hand over their daughters and wives, and women are often portrayed in a way that shows them as inferior to men. This is the route a feminist view would take to make light of the way in which female characters are represented which is inferior to the male characters. A.
This begins, in Ophelia’s case, with her brother going to France and her Father asking her to spend less time with Hamlet. It can be reasoned that her family, like many people alike, are her closest and this leaves her lonely. In act 1, Shakespeare presents her isolation as a direct fault of her obedience through how she seems to regard her Father. “I shall obey my Lord" Ophelia clearly has a respect for her father as she promises that she will not entertain what Hamlet tells her and this is one of the reasons for Ophelia becoming isolated. This is one of the first experiences of the audience of Ophelia and this presents her in a certain way which makes it clear to the audience that this is the way that she is ought to be seen. This is typical of not only the times in which the play was written, but also Shakespeare’s texts. Some of Shakespeare’s texts such as Othello and Macbeth show a viewpoint in which patriarchy is valued. The time in which the play was written, men often had an upper hand over their daughters and wives, and women are often portrayed in a way that shows them as inferior to men. This is the route a feminist view would take to make light of the way in which female characters are represented which is inferior to the male characters. A.