Love Sick In Denmark The play Hamlet, because it deals with issues inside the main character Hamlet's mind, for instance the dispute of Hamlet's love for Ophelia, is without question, one of the most complex plays known to mankind. ... Ophelia refusing his love on top of Prince Hamlet's duty of avenging his father's death leads Hamlet to have episodes of insanity. ... Without knowing that Hamlet's love for Ophelia is true, Polonius orders his daughter Ophelia to no longer be involved with Prince Hamlet in act 1, scene 3. ... Both Laertes and Polonius think Haml...

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Ophelia's excellence is the reason Hamlet first felt affection for her, the reason her father, Polonius, had the capacity control her sentiments to Hamlet. ... Notwithstanding, one is given clues as to Hamlet's actual sentiments when Polonius peruses the adoration letter from Hamlet to Ophelia. ... Hamlet put much confidence in Ophelia in the first place appearing to trust all her their adoration a mystery until after the matter of vengeance for old Hamlet had been determined. Polonius compelling Ophelia to drench the flares of affection which Hamlet had started, and his refusal to...

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I decided, along with Carol, to perform Act III, Scene I, from Hamlet, when Ophelia obeys her father and tests Hamlet's love for her by returning his remembrances. ... When Ophelia attempts to return Hamlet's letters, he denies them by saying, "No, not I. ... Since I believe that Hamlet knows that he is there, I interpreted the latter. After the question about her father, I believe Hamlet begins to really act insane. ... Hamlet comes back with more insults for her. ...

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He says that Hamlet's affections are "sweet, not lasting." ... Therefore Ophelia could not become Hamlet's wife. ... Perhaps Laertes knows something about Hamlet's reputation. ... He orders her not to give "words or talk" to Hamlet. ... Hamlet was very near to exposing himself. ...

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This constant state of duress is very similar to the physical and mental incarceration of Ophelia in Hamlet. ... Ophelia's captivity in Hamlet is very representative of the social norms of a patriarchal society. ... In an expression of both madness and freedom Ophelia sleeps with Hamlet. ... In both Hamlet and The Lady of Shalott the tragic demise of female characters is directly caused by the oppressive captivity in which they live. ... It has become easy to wrongfully overlook characters like Ophelia in Hamlet and assume they are just there to aid the story of the main protagonist. ...

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The Portrayal of Women in Shakespeare's "Hamlet- and Moliere's "Tartuffe- The portrayal of women has been a particularly daunting challenge for writers of English literature for several reasons. ... Of all of Shakespeare's works, it is "Hamlet- that is considered by most critics to be his most explicit exploration of female human nature, and many critics view the play as openly and starkly misogynistic. ... Hamlet himself exists within an environment of misogyny, fueled by this father's death, his mother's remarriage, and the suspicious behavior of his lady Ophel...

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Thirdly, there is Hamlet. ... In the first act, Laertes has warned Ophelia about Hamlet's madness and tells her to stay away from him. Later, we meet Ophelia and she is frightened by Hamlet's actions. ... She is an innocent being that was trapped in Hamlet's world and was not able to get out until it was too late. ... Ophelia died because she loved Hamlet, and finally Cordelia died because she loved King Lear. ...

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