OPHELIA- FRAILTY THY NAME IS WOMAN Hamlet says‚ “Frailty thy name is woman”. Consider this statement in the light of the presentation of Ophelia; • Identify key scenes and soliloquies for analysis • Discuss various productions/interpretations • State your preference of interpretation The word frail means when a person or object has the quality of being weak‚ fragile‚ weak in health or being morally unstable‚ also someone who is easily manipulated and influenced by people that surround
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14‚ 2012 Ophelia and her Flowers Flowers; there expected to be over 10 000 different species of this aesthetic plant‚ and each can have a different meaning. In the play Hamlet‚ Ophelia‚ a girl raised by obedience and manipulation‚ uses these flowers in a fit of madness and their archetypal meanings to express her thoughts‚ feelings‚ and hopes towards her once thought as lover‚ Hamlet. As the play goes on‚ you can see that more is revealed in her relationship with Hamlet‚ and that Ophelia isn’t as
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would’ve lost her authority for issues far more domestic. This submission and the fact that they were also dependant on their men relatives made them the perfect tool to forge alliances with powerful families normally through arranged marriages. Ophelia‚ the main female character in ’Hamlet’ is representative of this alliance. Madly in love with Hamlet‚ the prince of Denmark and future king‚ is hugely influenced by her relatives: Her father Polonius‚ with whom she adopts a very submissive and respectful
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Ophelia; a Rose? Shakespeare writes of a strong and wilful woman in the story of Romeo and Juliette. Juliette‚ the leading woman in this play‚ was torn from her lover‚ Romeo‚ but rather than standing back and accepting the inevitable‚ she fights for what she believes to be right. Even though her life ended tragically‚ she was still admired for finally getting what she wants. She said she would not‚ and could not live without Romeo‚ and she did not back down from her strong objective. In contrast
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In “the merchant of the Venice”‚ Jessica‚ daughter of shylock shows shame for her father’s in the play. She steals money from Shylock and elopes with Lorenzo who is a Christian. There’re both good and bad side for Jessica’s elopement. Jessica exclaims that her “house is hell” and eloping with Lorenzo can freed her from this horrible house and the control of her father. She doesn’t have to feel ashamed for having such a bad father and doesn’t have to bear her father’s cruel treatment anymore.
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A Monologue Topic: We do not live by fate It is our destiny to be right here and right now‚ it is written among the stars that our paths should cross. It is destined that you’d be late for class and send your teacher fuming mad for your lack of homework. It does not matter that you were awake up to two o’clock this morning chatting with your FB friends. Everything is destiny. Try telling that to a battered wife‚ “You are destined for this abusive husband”. Or to a person dying of cancer’ “You
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Ophelia Syndrome Study Skills November 12‚ 2012 In the essays of Diagnosing and Treating Ophelia Syndrome and Everybody is Ignorant on Different Subjects two topics are discussed which are related‚ in that they both have to do with learning and being able to think as an individual. The Ophelia Syndrome is not processing the ability to create one’s own opinion. Ophelia is a character in the play Hamlet. She is described as a helpless child and has a “Lord” or authoritative figure that forces
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Hamlet treatment of Ophelia because of this may be thestraw-that-breaks-the-camel ’s-back with respect to the pressure he puts onOphelia. Ophelia will become increasingly despondent and mad in thewake of Hamlet ’s rejection of her. In this sense‚Ophelia is treated like an object by her family who strives to keep the manshe loves and that loves her away from her. Used bythe King‚ her father and brother‚ and abandoned by Hamlet; these externalpressures combine to cause Ophelia ’s bizarre madness and
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thing still sits all clumpy and heavy looking as she readjusts it in her own arms. "Nothing‚ really." I don’t push it. "You’re Ophelia‚ huh?" She sighs as if it’s a bad thing‚ repeating me. "The one and only‚" I know this girl like everyone in the school knows her. She sits with the people who hate me and laughs with them and maybe get’s drunk with them too. Ophelia Waters is a big shot because she was the only one person who knew how to do something useful of all her friends‚ and that was rollerblading
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revenge tragedy play that primarily focuses on Hamlet’s quest to avenge his father’s death. The tragedy of Hamlet‚ while mostly revolving around Hamlet himself‚ also concerns the character of Ophelia‚ and Hamlet’s relationship with her throughout the play. Despite of her absence from all but five scenes‚ Ophelia manages to receive a considerable amount of attention‚ as her character becomes truly tragic with her realization that she is powerless politically‚ socially‚ and psychologically amongst the
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