We see Ophelia torn between her desire to be near Hamlet or pleasing her father and her brother. This clearly represents a massive internal conflict to Ophelia. Especially when she has been ordered by her father to stay away from Hamlet. Then, He ordered again to be the bait for Cladius who 's want to snoop on her conversation with Hamlet. Hence, Ophelia placed for the second time in a difficult choice, She must choose between her loyalty to her father or her loyalty to her lover
Polonius fuels Hamlet’s paranoia by pitting his friends against him through deception to make them garner information on Hamlet’s woes in his
People will do whatever they can to protect the ones they love, no matter the cost. Prince Hamlet in the William Shakespeare play, Hamlet, did exactly that, trying to shield Ophelia firstly from the court. Additionally, he didn’t even trust her father and wanted to remove her from Polonius’ influence as well. On top of that, Hamlet wanted to protect him from even himself. In the end, Hamlet wanted to keep Ophelia safe from the court, her father, and ultimately himself, despite what some may argue.
The story of Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a story of betrayal, revenge, and intrigue. Hamlet, the title character discovers that his uncle killed his father and married his mother effectively stealing the throne. Hamlet decides he must kill his uncle Claudius as revenge for what he had done. However, as the new king, Hamlet isn't sure how to get to him, so he decides to fake madness, but his plan backfires as Claudius doesn't trust him and makes sure he is always watched. In his fumbled plan for revenge, Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius, forces Polonius's son Laertes to seek revenge against him, and drives Ophelia crazy causing her to kill herself.
In the play hamlet, what caught my interest the most was Hamlet 's different emotions towards Ophelia, and how falling in love can lead to many different situations. Regarding if he loves her or ever loved her, did he stop loving her? How does he feel for Ophelia? In the beginning of the play Hamlet has chose to pretend his madness. During the play Hamlet there are many scenes when Hamlet shows his feelings against Ophelia, roughly and politely.
Sometimes in life people do not portray things how the really mean to. Sometimes people treat the people they truly love harshly. Sort of like how in the play of Hamlet, Hamlet acts like he does not really love Ophelia. But, in the tragedy of Hamlet, the protagonist, Hamlet, really did love Ophelia. This can be seen through his actions toward her before he found out about his father’s death being a murder, pretending to be crazy simply to prove to the king and Polonius, and by his actions after Ophelia 's death.
This quote is made before Ophelia was sent out to break up with Hamlet in order for Polonius and Claudius to spy on him. Gertrude is telling Ophelia that she hopes the root of Hamlet’s madness is the love for her, she means to say this because it would be easier than him being mentally insane. Her concern shows that she may actually be that Gertrude may not be as bad of a mother than she is perceived to be in the first few acts. There is a theme of moral corruption/contamination because Gertrude has no problem with Claudius and Polonius spying and tricking Hamlet, even though she doesn't have a say in the plan. It shows that she disregarded her own son This quote is made when Polonius talks about how many people use the power of faith and religion
Polonius just thought Hamlet was love sick. He did not believe him. Since nobody believed him he had to do something himself without anyone else’s help. Once again acting out of anger, hatred, and full of
Ophelia’s death results from Hamlet's madness, his telling Ophelia that she needs to go to a nunnery, and Polonius's death. Hamlet telling Ophelia to go to a nunnery made Ophelia feel insecure. Especially when Hamlet told Ophelia that he would marry her just so she would sleep with him. Then, Hamlet comes back to Ophelia telling her that she needs to go to a nunnery. Which is basically calling Ophelia a whore, because a nunnery is like a whorehouse. Ophelia at this point felt very insecure about herself and she questioned her relationship with Hamlet.
After Hamlet loses hope in Ophelia, he turns on humanity as a whole and exposes how humans are natural sinners born to destroy and be corrupt. He springs on Ophelia, commanding her to “get thee to a nunnery” five separate times (3. 1. 130.). Though at first glance this appears to be another insult on her apparent impurity, in actuality he is begging her to escape the corruptive cycle of marriage and humanity. If she was to become a nun, she would never make a “[monster]” out of a husband and she could never be a “breeder of sinners” (3. 1. 148., 3. 1. 131.). Hamlet truly does believe that humans are inherently evil and that in order for the world to return to how God intended it, the human race must cease to exist.
While creating the play Hamlet, William Shakespeare was able to incorporate different literary words and have them reflected into the characters personalities. Alienation takes four different forms; commodity, others, self, and identity. All four of these forms reflect different ways in which people become alienated by something, whether it be from other people, intended tasks or thoughts. Alienation specifically was evident in the character Ophelia. Her inability to be taken seriously at any point in her life and having no control over the decisions in her life shows how she is alienated in multiple forms.
Shakespeare's Hamlet is possibly one of the most interesting and complex pieces of literature he has ever written in his lifetime. It is complex with many plot twists and interesting scenes which he can only leave to the reader’s imagination. One thing that he leaves out in the open that isn’t really talked about is the main character, Hamlet, and his own sexual indifference. His atypical outlook along with his depressive attitude and his very strange and perplexing relationship with his girlfriend, Ophelia, is one great example of how confusing his love life seems to be. It seems, that as the play progresses, Hamlet’s melancholy begins to show more and more and some say, well it must be because he has been forced onward with the task of avenging
In the play written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet, Ophelia is one of the most relevant characters. Ophelia is projected as an innocent and dependent young woman. She was a noblewoman, was not from the royalty but of high social class, born in Denmark to Polonius, chief counselor of the king. Ophelia also had a brother named Laertes. Ophelia lived in a men world where only males were educated and women were powerless and had no rights.
In The Tragedy of Hamlet, Hamlet has a unique relationship with Ophelia. Throughout the beginning of the play you learn very little about their relationship. Their relationship was referenced however. In the beginning of the play, Laertes warns Ophelia about Hamlet, claiming he does not actually love Ophelia. Throughout the play it is implied that Hamlet and Ophelia were involved with one another, but never showed the details of their "love."
The penultimate character who uses Ophelia in Hamlet is King Claudius. Although he has minimal interaction with Ophelia throughout the play, the reader is still able to see how Ophelia is a victim as a result of his actions. Much like Polonius, Claudius uses Ophelia to spy on Hamlet. He uses Ophelia to try and uncover what Hamlet is hiding from him. In Act 3, scene 1, Claudius tells Gertrude, “...leave us too /
