Two murders, four consequential deaths. This story follows the path of dark themes including murder, revenge, and tricks. After the King’s own brother murders him, his son, Hamlet strikes for revenge. Tragically, Hamlet mistook Polonius, his lover’s father, for the recent King and kills him. This action causes Hamlet's lover, Ophelia to slowly lose grip on life and sink into a constant state of confusion and loss. Mental disorders have existed since the beginning of time; they play a part in millions of people’s lives. One of the most dominant disorders in the United States of America is anxiety. Anxiety is defined as chronic, exaggerated worrying about everyday life. There are many different types of anxiety such as, generalized anxiety
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An example of this is Ophelia does not speak to Laertes at all about the death of their father. One reason consists of him not being in Denmark with her, and the other is she made no effort to talk to him about it and have a support system. After her father dies, Ophelia’s support system does as well. She lost two very important people to her on the same night. Polonius, her father, and the murder of him, Hamlet, also known as her lover. A second example of her avoidance to face the issue is she gets lost in her own mind, speaking and singing nonsense. King Claudius states this: “Follow her close; give her good watch, I pray you,” (Shakespeare Line 75). He states this because he is worried about Ophelia harming someone else or herself in her state of grievance. A final example of this symptom Ophelia reflects is how she holds short conversations with those around her, and is very distant when holding conversations. For example, while collecting a bouquet for her father’s grave, Ophelia sinks into the river with her clothes on and drowns. This tragic incident is not proven to be a suicide, nor an
An example of this is Ophelia does not speak to Laertes at all about the death of their father. One reason consists of him not being in Denmark with her, and the other is she made no effort to talk to him about it and have a support system. After her father dies, Ophelia’s support system does as well. She lost two very important people to her on the same night. Polonius, her father, and the murder of him, Hamlet, also known as her lover. A second example of her avoidance to face the issue is she gets lost in her own mind, speaking and singing nonsense. King Claudius states this: “Follow her close; give her good watch, I pray you,” (Shakespeare Line 75). He states this because he is worried about Ophelia harming someone else or herself in her state of grievance. A final example of this symptom Ophelia reflects is how she holds short conversations with those around her, and is very distant when holding conversations. For example, while collecting a bouquet for her father’s grave, Ophelia sinks into the river with her clothes on and drowns. This tragic incident is not proven to be a suicide, nor an