1. Hamlet: A Soft Misogynist
William Shakespeare's Hamlet goes both hand in hand and contrasts with this trend. ... It is not evident whether Hamlet would or would not have killed Claudius that day if his mother hadn't died, but whatever Hamlet's plan was, it was discarded in the instant he discovered Gertrude poisoned. ... Get thee to a nunnery, go: farewell. ... That's a fair thought to lie between an maid's legs"(III.ii.112-11), Hamlet continues to mock Ophelia and imply that she is worthless and dumb, and that it is acceptable for him to be rude to her. ... After Ophelia dies, Hamlet goes to t...
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