Sweet Ophelia, Or Not?

Shannon Hess English 301 Professor Miliken Oct 15, 2001 Sweet Ophelia, or not?         I desperately tried to make myself write this report on critical points madness. I had planned to compare/contrast Hamlet and Ophelias cerebral states to prove that Hamlet was not actu each(prenominal)y insane. In analyze closely Ophelia and trying to understand why she went mad, I became much and more curious about Ophelias chastity. The idea that Hamlet and Ophelia had a knowledgeable relationship is lacking in hard evidence, but the slightest come-at-ableness makes it probable, doesnt it? many of the interactions concerning Ophelia in the lay out would be easier to understand if, in fact, there was a familiar relationship. Does this mean that Hamlet was travel in generalizing all females as lustful harlots? Certainly not. Ophelia relish Hamlet and she bankd that Hamlet loved her as well. Hamlet had promised to connectedness up Ophelia and she trusted his word. A sexual relationship would bear been unplowed quiet, but it would not have been unheard of. Without a sexual relationship, and with a perfect, good, chaste Ophelia, Hamlets attitude would be establish all on what he saw as his mothers unfaithfulness and betrayal. Is it possible that this one incident was enough to make Hamlet believe that all women are lying, weak, incestuous whores?

        Two lines in the play make it easy to assume that Hamlets treatment of Ophelia is because of his generalisation of all women. The first appears in Act I, Scene II, Frailty, thy account is charr! (Shakespear e, line 146) Hamlet is reminiscing on the re! lationship of his mother and father. It is clear that Hamlet feels betrayed by his mother. All of his life he has seen her good-natured his father and hanging on him as if increase of propensity had grown/ By what it fed on, and then within a month she marries his fathers brother (Shakespeare, line145). The image he has of his mother is shattered. He feels that... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: OrderCustomPaper.com

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