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Corruption Of Ophelia In Shakespeare's Hamlet

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With the presence of sensual rising of two forbidden paramour, desperate actions take over their mindset. In his play-write, Hamlet, William Shakespeare conveys the message of sexual corruption through betrayal towards God from the extract of Ophelia’s purity, thus the parallelism of emotions portrayed out between Hamlet and Ophelia. As a Catholic and noble woman, Ophelia knew the consequences of her actions and still committed the sin due to her love towards Hamlet. Upon Hamlet opening his chamber doors, Ophelia enters the room as a celibate but walks out deflowered. Bedding with the love of her life in the sheets before she was committed to a man, was an act against God with the consequence of shame for herself. Shakespeare associates Saint …show more content…

Being betrayed by her lover will set Ophelia off and “speak” out towards her emotional and mental abuse. It is a trap for her to be in since she next to no say due to her stance with the men in her life. With her impression of men thinking with only their “cock, they are to blame.” (4.5.63-71) instead of their brains, she is then irritated by their mortality. Shakespeare had Ophelia being enraged towards Hamlet because of how he mistreated her emotionally and psychologically and not physically. Ophelia is hurt more by the fact “[he] promis’d me to wed.” (4.5.63-71) and yet he betrayed her which aggravates her even more. With Shakespeare input of how Hamlet had a choice to be with her and give her everything they could ever want, he was influenced by his mother’s decisions and rejected and punished Ophelia. With a devastating fallout of losing everyone she has ever known, it clouds Ophelia’s judgement but yet parallels with the willingness to sing out all of her baggage of …show more content…

A descriptive viewpoint from Ophelia towards Hamlet takes a turn from sweet and affectionate, to despise and irritated by his presence. The portrayed analysis of realization for what Hamlet has always been, hits her hard and makes her consider everything that has happened previously from her father’s death. She noticed the charade Hamlet had acted out towards the people and observes Shakespeare parallelizes the kingdom's citizens viewpoint from Ophelia with how “the one everyone admired and imitated” (3.1.7) accompanying “he has fallen so low!” from inside the kingdoms perspective. Ophelia fell in love with the man “who once enjoyed hearing his sweet, seductive words” but betrays all of her thoughts along side of “harsh sounds instead of fine notes” (3.1.7) because of his proficiency towards her. The regards Ophelia has towards Hamlet makes it seem as if she was delusional to ever love such a man and queries her

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