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. ... Our scene starts after the end of Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy when he makes the aside, "The fair Ophelia!" ... When Ophelia attempts to return Hamlet's letters, he denies them by saying, "No, not I. ... The last line of this section, "Where is your father", could be translated as him asking where the keeper or guardian of her chastity is. ... Ophelia answers that he is at home and Hamlet's resp...

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He does love Laertes, but fears what Laertes may do to his name. ... He becomes infuriated with the idea of Ophelia and Hamlet spending time together. ... He forbids Ophelia to see Hamlet because he fears that her actions may render him a fool. ... Polonius senses that Hamlet is mad and believes it is because of his love for Ophelia. ... The king is approached by Polonius to spy on Hamlet and Ophelia. ...

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Up until that point, Hamlet has fallen in love with Ophelia, but Ophelia has been told to dodge all of his affections. ... Later on in the play, once Ophelia has drowned after the death of Polonius, Hamlet regrets what he's said and done to Ophelia. As he fights with Laertes at Ophelia's funeral, Hamlet shouts out, "I loved Ophelia. ... Hamlet won't ever be able to change the last days of his and Ophelia's relationship; it's something he'll have to live with. ... But now, towards the end, he takes full responsibility and doesn't try to clear his name. ...

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He thinks Ophelia is a fool for believing in Hamlet's professions of love. ... Polonius is mainly paranoid with his daughter ruining the family name by sleeping with Hamlet. ... Long stayed he so; At last, a little shaking of mine arm, And thrice his head thus waving up and down, He raised a sigh so piteous and profound As it did seem to shatter all his bulk, And end his being. ... Not only is Ophelia used by Hamlet in his scheme, but by Polonius and Claudius together. ... She becomes an ornament through which Claudius attempts to spy on Hamlet by seeing how Hamlet interacts with Opheli...

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The conflict in the play is subtle and drawn out rather than explosive as in "A Streetcar Named Desire- - but control remains the source of all male/female conflict. ... Bloom, Harold, ed., Tennessee Williams (1986); Miller, Jordan Yale, Twentieth Century Interpretations of a Streetcar Named Desire (1971). ... A Streetcar Named Desire. ... Second, the majority of well-established English literature was written over the course of the last several centuries, during which women were generally oppressed and relegated to second-class status. ... Hamlet himself exists within an environment of m...

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Horatio invites Hamlet to join then that night, Hamlet agrees, suspecting the ghost might be connected to his father's death. ... Does Hamlet lack courage? ... Hamlet insults and offends the Kings on many occasions, calling him names and by harassing his mother, the queen. ... He fights with Laertes twice, in the grace of Ophelia and in the duel. ... This last quote explains quite accurately how Hamlet lived his life, or better yet, started to live his life. ...

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Hamlets first obstacle when he gets back is finding out that Ophelia has died. His only true love is dead , which is seen when Hamlet says," I loved Ophelia. ... How ever, Hamlet was smart and changed the name to While being in England Hamlet finds out what the king really wanted to do with , he wanted him to be executed. Hamlet was smart and changed the names to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern . ... Hagar and Hamlet have completed their journeys successfully , understanding their purpose at last and died peacefully. ...

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Ros and Guil, as they are affectionately named in this text, follow the basic plot Shakespeare has written for them, but become the main characters in this version. ... However, the last section of that quote "Two nonentities surrounded by intrigue" shows that Stoppard is refering to the intrigue Ros and Guil are given in the play "Hamlet", by saying this he means that in order for "Ros and Guil are dead" to be interpreted better, one would need to have an understanding of Shakespear's "Hamlet", and therefore stating that "R & G are dead" can exist as a play in its own right, but is mor...

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In this first section, named "Burial of the Dead", "Oed und leer das Meer" translates as "Desolate and void the sea." ... Despite this, water is still regarded with suspicion; the last line of the second section, "A Game of Chess," says "Good night ladies-, this mimics Lil's friend and they are also the last words spoken by Ophelia, in Shakespeare's Hamlet, before she drowns. ...

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