... is an extremely important and necessary trait in the eyes of the Elizabethans, as well as in the eyes of many parents today. It is usually an honor to have a daughter that is obedient and is not sassy or impertinent; however, when the parent who happens to raise this child does not happen to be the 'brightest bulb in the ... a classic example of why equality is so important. Ophelia is unable to tell Hamlet of her love because of her father's prohibition seen in Scene 3 of Act 1, "These blazes, daughter, Giving more light than heat, extinct in both Even in their promise, as it is a...

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... scares her " As if he had been loosed out of hell" (line 84) Polonius upon hearing Ophelia's description of Hamlets behavior assumes that Hamlet is madly in love with his daughter "This is the very ecstasy of love" (line 103) Later, in Act 3 Scene 1, Ophelia words can be interpreted at she is convinced of his madness "O what a noble mind is here ... madness, that "I doubt it is no other but the main, His father's death, and our o"erhasty marriage" (lines 56-57) However Polonius swears blindly that it is a love for his daughter Ophelia. The Queen is convinced of her sons madness by Act 4...

• Word Count: 2334
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... provide a sense of the claustrophobic and paranoid nature of Elsinore. For example during the dialogue between Polonious and Hamlet , when Polonious comments in an aside - " still harping on about my daughter." - he addresses the comment to (and through) a surveillance camera and in doing so achieves a sense of his role as Claudius" observer. However, such examples as this, although prevalent, are not ... ...

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... intelligent, while everyone else - including the female characters - have a far better grasp of Tartuffe's true personality and agenda. Organ is seemingly platonically smitten with Tartuffe, and arranges to have his daughter marry him; he even, at one point, signs over the majority of his property to Tartuffe. By contrast, Elmire is aware of exactly what Tartuffe is like from the beginning ... ...

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... of a son who seeks his father's love. Having foregrounded the dysfunctional family dynamics, Eyre then introduces the main action of the drama. Lear, having divided his kingdom, imperiously commands his daughter to "tell me which of you shall we say doth love us most?" The scene is set in a historically neutral red room- the colour suggesting the warmth of the family ... ...

• Word Count: 1583
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate