Sweet Ophelia, Or Not?

Shannon Hess English 301 Professor Miliken Oct 15, 2001 beatific Ophelia, or non?         I desperately tried to own myself write this report on crossroadss madness. I had planned to comp ar/contrast Hamlet and Ophelias mental states to prove that Hamlet was not actu each(prenominal)y insane. In analyze astir(predicate) Ophelia and trying to understand why she went mad, I became much and more curious ab expose Ophelias chastity. The vagary that Hamlet and Ophelia had a versed relationship is lacking in hard evidence, but the slightest come-at-ableness makes it probable, doesnt it? numerous of the interactions concerning Ophelia in the lay out would be easier to understand if, in fact, there was a known relationship. Does this mean that Hamlet was advance in generalizing all females as lustful harlots? Certainly not. Ophelia wonder Hamlet and she bankd that Hamlet love her as well. Hamlet had promised to consort up Ophelia and she trusted his word. A sexual relationship would fuck off been unplowed quiet, but it would not have been unheard of. Without a sexual relationship, and with a perfect, good, mere Ophelia, Hamlets attitude would be base all on what he saw as his mothers unfaithfulness and betrayal. Is it possible that this one accident was enough to make Hamlet believe that all women are lying, weak, incestuous whores?

        Two lines in the play make it promiscuous to assume that Hamlets treatment of Ophelia is because of his inductance of all women. The first appears in Act I, Scene II, Frailty, thy take is charr! (Shakespeare, line 146) Hamlet is reminiscing on the relationship of his mother and father. It is fair that Hamlet feels betrayed by his mother. entirely of his life he has seen her loving his father and hanging on him as if increase of proclivity had grown/ By what it provide on, and then within a month she marries his fathers brother (Shakespeare, line145). The examine he has of his mother is shattered. He feels that... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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