Ophelia Essay

Madness springs from the inability to be independent, creative and expressive. In the play, "Hamlet", By William Shakespeare, women are viewed as fragile and helpless creatures who do not know what is good or bad for them. In this case, Ophelia, one of the minor characters, is constantly mistreated and burdened with conflict as she finds herself victimized by the patriarchal society, that she live in.. She goes from sane to utterly insane in a matter of months due to the abuse and manipulation…

consists of Hamlet joking with Ophelia using sexual innuendoes. Even though she does not take as much enjoyment in his jokes, he continues, knowing it is making her uncomfortable. A literal translation would be as follows: Hamlet: “Ophelia, can I lie on your lap?” Ophelia: “No, of course not.” Hamlet: “I mint, can I lie down and rest my head on your lap.” Ophelia: “Oh, okay.” Hamlet: “Did you think I was talking about lying in your lap in a sexual matter?” Ophelia: “I was thinking about nothing…

interpreted in a plethora of ways. The complex relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia is the epitome of how Shakespeare uses complex relationships in his works of literature because It is never blatantly revealed the status of their relationship and must be built off pure inferences thus leading it to be interpreted in many different ways. Toward the beginning of the play hamlet's plan was exactly as he wished it to be. Ophelia was questioning all that happened beforehand and it was able to…

you. The one expection to this recurrence is Ophelia, who responds to the horrific events that she endures with sorrow and lunacy. Unlike those around her, Ophelia assumes guilt for the suffering that she helps cause, and lacks the cruelty that characterizes everyone else in Hamlet. Ophelia 's unparalleled campassion and sensitivity, coupled with her tragic luck, lead to her insanity and eventually cause her to take her own life. In this way, Ophelia is the one true tragedy in Hamlet: she is the…

Ophelia is an oil on canvas painting. It was painted by Sir John Everett Millais in 1851-1852. This is a victorian masterpiece. It is located in Tate Britain Museum in London. This is a painting of the moment after Hamlet kills Ophelia's father and she is letting herself drown. Shakespeare has described the scenery and Millais expands on the botanical setting. Millais uses Elizabeth Sittle lying in a bathtub wearing a dress to make sure he got all right crinkles and that the dress would float…

craziness and eventually killing Claudius and everyone else who got in his way. Besides Gertrude only one other woman appears in the play. The other woman of the play is Ophelia, daughter of Polonius. He is one of the King's most trusts men. Ophelia loves Hamlet which was forbidden since Hamlet gets labeled as crazy. Since Ophelia and Gertrude are similar as they are both being used by the men in the play and are not well respected by Hamlet; yet, they also have many differences such as their…

what drove Ophelia mad. In Hamlet there is a scene where Ophelia is seen to be handing her brother Laertes a bunch of different flowers with specific purposes. For example, she states “There's rosemary, that's for remembrance; pray, love, remember: and there is pansies. that's for thoughts.” Ophelia is inferred to be mad or so have gone crazy due to her father’s murder. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the flowers scene between Ophelia and Laertes was a symbol for the struggles between Ophelia and…

stay alive because the other half is then gone. Ophelia is Hamlet’s true and only love. Ophelia completes Hamlet and makes him happy. Additionally, Hamlet is Ophelia’s one true love. She will not go on in live without him. They are soul makes and complete one another. However, their love doesn’t persist. Hamlet loved Ophelia, but in the end, he is solely in love with himself. Hamlet spent all his time with Ophelia. He was truly in love with her and Ophelia should “never doubt [his] love”…

These few days have not been going as planned. Firstly, I accidentally killed one of the most important people in Ophelia's life, Polonius. For this, I am being sent to England. This news was not music to my ears. I was so mad because now my plans to kill King Claudius would be delayed. Early morning I left on a boat with rosencrantz and guildenstern. After hours of sailing, the boat was stopped by pirates. I was happy to see these pirates because now I have a ride home. When the pirates got on…

in a garden, filled with water beneath the skin. The dress spread throughout the water, the flower on one’s hand ran down her dress. Pale face with dry lips, eyes, mouth and hand open. Depression will make one make poor decisions in life. Ophelia preferred the easy way in life, instead of fighting the situation. A mind filled with dilemma that could not be solved and one does not have the strength of facing them. The depression didn’t give one the opportunity to seek for help to solve…