Ophelia Essay

is complex is his love for Ophelia. At one point, Hamlet loved Ophelia and it was expected that the two would marry . Then in Act three Hamlet says,“Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them”(3,1,139). When Hamlet says this he is upset, he is projecting because of his negative feelings towards his mother because of her marriage to his uncle two months after his dads murder. Hamlet is trying to protect Ophelia when he says this…

It develops characters and themes and brings in new information to the story. This scene started with Hamlet calling Ophelia a pretty lady, but once she returned the gifts to him, Hamlet got angry and told her “No, not I. I never gave you aught.” (Hamlet 3.1.98). Meaning that it was not him that gave him those, for many things have changed and he is not the same man that…

sets out on his mission, Ophelia enters the room completely distraught. She is shaken almost to tears out of fear because Hamlet has come to her disoriented, dirty, not put together properly, trembling, pale, and completely mad, but Ophelia does not know what is wrong because she has been obeying her father’s orders to ignore Hamlet and cut him off from contact with her. However, Polonius comes to the conclusion that he misjudged Hamlet and that he really is in love with Ophelia, which has…

tried to have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern spy on Hamlet, set up the duel between Laertes and Hamlet, and poisoned the wine which killed Gertrude. Some might say that the events of the play were Hamlet’s fault because he killed Polonius which drove Ophelia mad. What this argument doesn’t take into account, was that the only reason he killed Polonius was because he thought Polonius was Claudius, and he was trying to get revenge on Claudius for the murder of his father. This is why the events of…

In Act II Scene I Ophelia explains to her father Polonius how when she went to see Hamlet he was acting crazy. He grabbed her by the wrist and ran his hand down the side of her face. He stood nodding his head just staring at her for a long time which was weird to her. Her father took her to go speak with Hamlets, Uncle Claudius who is now the new king. Most people bring up the question on whether Hamlet was pretending the whole time or was he really insane. Many believe that Hamlet was insane…

The main character in Hamlet, Gertrude was present to have equal rights to men because her voice was heard and valued like a man’s voice was. Also Gertrude status was equal to her husband’s, they were royal and she was treated as so. The character Ophelia was presented to have equal rights to men because she was not forgotten about and wasn’t…

Shakespearean plays are possibly the most well known plays to ever exist. This is because his writings are filled with elements that mix comedy and drama together. For the time, his writings portrayed what the sixteenth century was really like and showed us readers the hardships and tragedies that could have occurred. Many of his plays have gone down in history and are very well known. Hamlet is considered one of his best tragedies for many reasons. Hamlet’s main character is very maniacal and…

Act 5 – Scene 1 1) They were digging the soil for a burial together. “She” is Ophelia. No, the second clown seemed not agree that the girl should be buried like a Christian burial. This is because the clown had thought that the girl was rich and people tend to pretend that the girl did nothing wrong that she was actually commit suicide by drowning herself into the water, so she deserved to be buried like Christian burial. “a gentlewoman… buried out” (5:1:25) , “sings… gravemaking” (5:1:67) 2) He…

while at first he seemed to trust his son, he doesn’t fully think that he is capable of making wise decisions on his own, even after receiving advice. After Reynaldo leaves, Ophelia enters the scene, having been boldly approached by Hamlet earlier. This gives Polonius the idea that Hamlet’s madness stems from his love of Ophelia. He then leaves to go inform Claudius of his theory. Before Polonius enters the scene, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two friends of Hamlet, are welcomed to the castle by…

he continues toward England, Leaving Denmark behind him. Back in the court of Denmark, we see Gertrude speaking with a man who explains that Ophelia has gone mad she is Rambling nonsensically about her father and insisting on seeing Gertrude. The queen reluctantly admits Ophelia, who proceeds to sing a bunch of songs. The king enters and witnesses her Ophelia then speaks openly of her father’s untimely end and unofficial burial. She…