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Ophelia

Hamlet, a play written by William Shakespeare, was written during a time where all literature was written from a male point of view. This means that all woman characters were also depicted from the male point of view. This piece of literature is no exception. In order to view the text from an honest point of view, one must first understand what feminist criticism is and how it is used in literature. Feminist criticism plays a major role in this play. Specifically, in Hamlet, the reader can understand how Ophelia is exploited or used politically, emotionally, and physically by the male characters in the play.

Feminist criticism is the term used to describe the way women are discriminated against because of their gender. Feminist criticism is not an act of rudeness but a lens that one has learned to look through their entire lives. If one is brought up to look through this lens, although it may not be on purpose, they will always treat women as less than equals because it is in their subconscious. One example of resistance to this idea is, "One can argue, for instance, that western society has actually been


Another one of these relationships is with the main character, Hamlet. Throughout the play, Hamlet tries to show his love for Ophelia. It is hard because the family of Ophelia does not approve of Hamlet. Ophelia’s dad, Polonius, strongly dislikes Hamlet and does not want his daughter to have anything to do with him. Hamlet loves Ophelia but de does not know how to express himself. He instead acts as though he does not love her. Hamlet accidentally kills Ophelia’s Father. He did not mean to do this, although he is not exactly saddened by the mistake. He is sent to England for killing Polonius. Ophelia then kills herself because she loves Hamlet and cannot be with him.

structured to protect women from brutalities of war, allowing them to be nurturers, mothers, and housewives". By this, the author means that women are sheltered much more than men are. This is very evident through the play “Hamlet”.

Laeretes, Ophelia’s brother, is one of the men in her life who love her but treat her unequally. He also advises Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet as her father has done. She vows her obedience to him

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