... instead of comforting her. He would rather have King Claudius like him than his own daughter, so he makes her read a love letter from Hamlet in front of the whole court. "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautifies Ophelia Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth ... move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love" (Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 117-127). Ophelia's life becomes complicated; but since women of the Elizabethan times are expected to respect and listen to all men, especially their fathers, she does what ... You should not have believed me, for vir...

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... instead of comforting her. He would rather have King Claudius like him than his own daughter, so he makes her read a love letter from Hamlet in front of the whole court. "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautifies Ophelia Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth ... move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love" (Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 117-127). Ophelia's life becomes complicated; but since women of the Elizabethan times are expected to respect and listen to all men, especially their fathers, she does what ... You should not have believed me, for vir...

• Word Count: 1010
• Approx Pages: 4
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• Grade Level: High School

... urgently. He mistakes Rosencrantz for Guildenstern, and it becomes clear that, while Guildenstern might know which one he is, Rosencrantz is pretty unsure. They adjust their clothes, self-conscious in front of the King, as he continues: Hamlet has changed recently, both inward and outward, and no one really knows why. He hopes that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, who were friends with ... the past. Rosencrantz responds by engaging Guildenstern in a game with a coin. Polonius, the players, and Hamlet come in. Hamlet asks the Player to perform a play tomorrow night, with some added lines Ha...

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... it roll off her back as usual and obeys to her father's ridiculous commands. Last but not least Ophelia demonstrates desperation which eventually leads to her insanity. In Act 4, Scene 5, Lines 29-32 she is conversing with the queen and when asked about her father she starts to sing "He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone ... a grass-green turf, At his heels a stone." Later on in the same scene she's talking to the King and Queen and she starts to sing about inappropriate topics in front of everyone. "Alack, and fie for shame! Young men will do't if they come to't, By Cock, they...

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• Grade Level: High School