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Comparing Characters And Similarities Between 'Watchmen And Hamlet'

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Throughout the course, many pieces of literature were studied including Alan Moor’s “Watchmen” and Shakespeare's “Hamlet”. Both works include very different characters who encounter similar struggles. Laurie, a main protagonist in “Watchmen”, is a former vigilante in New York City turned keeper to the happiness of Dr.Manhattan. And Ophelia, a main protagonist in “Hamlet” is a young women with no purpose other than to potentially become Hamlet's wife.The documentary “The Goodbyes” presents the main topic of mental illness that is a distinct theme in the parent child relationships presented in Watchmen and Hamlet. Laurie and Ophelia both experienced love and loss through letting parental influence determine their destiny, which led to their eventual struggle with mental health. Here, we are presented with two character with drastically …show more content…

Laurie Juspeczyk, like most people, had aspirations in life with dreams of working with animals; none of which mattered due to her mother's burdensome influence in her life. Instead, Laurie followed her mother's wishes of following in her crime fighting career and becoming Silk Spectre II. This lead to a loss of self sufficiency that caused her ultimate unhappiness in life. Laurie's mother acted as more of an agent, designing tight latex costumes and taking her daughter to crimebuster meetings in limousines. Although the story of “Hamlet” took place in the 16000s, where a great deal of parental influence on female characters were thought of as normal, this view of a typical family lead Ophelia's life to be determined by her

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Hamlet's words, “frailty thy, name is a woman” (1.2.148), forever redefined femininity in literature. Throughout works such as The Great Gatsby and Hamlet women are never treated as equals to their male counterparts and their role is characterized by misogyny, dependency and utter obedience. According to Aristotle, “the courage of a man lies in commanding, a woman's lies in obeying; that 'matter yearns for form, as the female for the male and the ugly for the beautiful”. Hamlet and The Great Gatsby reveal compelling parallels in their portrayal of the role of women. The mistreatment and inequality of women is a predominant issue in each work and is illustrated through the two main female protagonists, Queen Gertrude and Daisy Buchanan.

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Hamlet is one of the most remarkable tragedy plays in the world, thus there are many reproductions to create same sensation. Films of Hamlet are the most famous versions of these and there are so several films created. These include Branagh’s version released in 1996 and Tennant’s version released in 2009. Branagh 's film is four hours long movie trying to create the exact version of story Hamlet on the screen and Tennant’s is three hours long television film, famous because it is a modernized version of Hamlet. Although Branagh’s and Tennant’s versions films have vast differences, they are both be able to convey the play’s theme of madness in their films.

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As the innocent victim of Hamlet’s feigned madness, Ophelia’s insanity is a product of her inability to cope with Hamlet and her father’s death. Her songs show hidden grief and sorrow; her flowers represent the fact that beneath the innocent exterior, there is a weakness or flaw in everyone. Hamlet was able to look past his grief for his father’s death, but he caused someone he loves to be in pain. Whether it is the frailty of women, sorrow, or death, anything, including love, can appear to be pleasant, but can be the ultimate cause of a person’s

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The ability for a person to both follow the wishes of others or deal with challenges while preserving his or her own morals, mental wellbeing and overall health is a balance that is hard to achieve. Often times the only way that people can effectively deal with conflicts in their lives is to throw away their instinct of self-preservation. Although Hamlet and Ophelia are lovers who claim to love one another, the emphasis that they place on their own wellbeing while dealing with demands varies greatly. Ophelia always puts her own wellbeing last, whereas Hamlet was willing to use Ophelia’s mental wellbeing in order to protect himself. While some similarities exist between Hamlet and Ophelia’s sense of self-preservation, the differences are exceedingly

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After watching both the Kenneth Branagh or David Tennant for this assignment I have to say that I prefer the David Tennant version. I personally think that David Tennant is an amazing actor and was a great choice for the way that the acting company attempted to intercept the scene. He is very charismatic and can act more in a more light-hearted manner that fits very well with the interpretation of the company. The interpretation is of a more comedic atmosphere and Hamlet acted in a more natural way. The Kenneth Branagh meanwhile had a more dramatic scene with the hamlet acting much more bipolar and yelling in a public event with all the lords watching.

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Ophelia is grieving the loss of her father after Hamlet kills him. Ophelia doesn't know that Hamlet killed her father. But Ophelia has gone mad from learning about her father's death. Also, after Hamlet telling Ophelia that she needs to go to a nunnery, Ophelia is a little bit discouraged. She is discouraged because Hamlet had told her before that if Ophelia would sleep with him that they would get married.

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