Ophelia Essay

Hamlet: Being At the beginning of the play, we are posed with the question regarding the appearance of the ghost of the father of Hamlet. This created the controversy whether he was actually insane or whether he created his scheme along the way. His father sought revenge on Claudius for murdering him during his sleep which enraged Hamlet. In order to stealthily get avenge his father, Hamlet would pretend to be insane so that no one around him would give attention to his plot. However, little…

take action when necessary. At the same time, Polonius forbids Ophelia to be with Hamlet under the circumstance that he is a royal and will always have to put matters of state before love (1.3.115-135). The irony in this is clear: Polonius is assuming that Hamlet has royal duties to fulfil, while Hamlet only wants the characteristics of a ruler and can’t actually be one. At the end of the day, however, Hamlet does not know why Ophelia is cutting him off. Although suspecting Polonius’ hand in the…

affected by the middle ages. Gertrude and Ophelia are the only two female characters of "Hamlet" by Shakespeare. These female characters of different social status struggle the same fact of being marginalized voices in their society. They are mistreated by men, silent,…

completely predetermined. Much of what Hamlet experiences is beyond his control to the point he resents his own birthright. Individuals in this play have a preordained fate that is out of their control whether it be Hamlet forced to avenge his father, Ophelia manipulated by her father, brother, and Hamlet, or Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wielded by Claudius to snoop on Hamlet. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern within the play are the most nebulous characters in motivation and intent. As…

Her aunt Ophelia cares for and teaches one of Augustine St. Clare’s servants, Topsy. Topsy is a very wicked child and gets into a lot of mischief, and Ophelia has a hard time educating Topsy. When Eva fell ill and her final days drew near, Ophelia was able to witness Eva’s love for all people, including Topsy. Once Eva passed, Ophelia has a reflection due to the loss of Eva and it causes her to then make changes in her…

(3. 1. 36) with Ophelia. At first Hamlet is kind and courteous to Ophelia but then turns sour and vulgar when he hears a noise. He says, “Where’s your father?” (3. 1. 141) thinking that Polonius is hiding somewhere and listening to his conversation with Ophelia, this shows how on edge and how paranoid he is with all the corruption and spying. Once he realizes that Ophelia is keeping quiet about helping Claudius and Polonius spy on him he feels betrayed and starts to harass Ophelia, telling her…

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is embodiment an indecisive, emotionally impulsive, and philosophical/contemplative man, however he remains a most dignified character throughout the play for his grounded morals. Following the Greek philosopher’s poetic view, the Aristotelian tragic hero, Hamlet begins with much pain from the recent death of his father, the late king, and the swift remarriage of his mother, to none other than his uncle. The joint emotions of grief, sorrow and even betrayal in such…

In the tragedy Hamlet by William Shakespeare, deception develops into the character trait that initiates the actions, heartbreak, and revenge driving this play. This attribute held by Hamlet is the leading cause of this same flaw development in Ophelia, King Claudius, and many others in an attempt to reinforce the theme. This theme is one of heroism, but the deceptive notion each action reveals challenges the perception the reader has on each of the main characters.…

resulted in their downfall, which was death. Although Hamlet did not intentionally kill Polonius, he considers Polonius as a deceiving fool that dared to eavesdrop on his conversation with his mother. He does not regret his death until his lover Ophelia dies, and when his family and most of his friends die. Hamlet has committed the very crime which he was seeking to punish, that the son of a murdered father has himself murdered a father, which…

Hamlet portrays a mad image in order to conceal his true feelings about his father’s death and gain the opportunity to revenge it by killing Claudius. Thus, Hamlet creates an image of insanity to perceive every one, including his love Ophelia. Hamlet tells Ophelia that “virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish of it: I loved you not” (3.1.116). He…