... the King, for their own selfish reasons. She killed herself after knowledge of her fathers' death. Last to die was Laertes, it is easily seen how Laertes, in the heat of his anger could conspire to murder, though he kills Hamlet he is avenging his fathers' death, an act, with reference to the moral climate of the 1600's. Therefore it is overlooked. Laertes in his ... as brush strokes to paint a powerful picture. He uses the castle of Elsinore and it's vicinity to depict a rundown and depressing place where incest and murder are a normal part of life. Where revenge is a commonplace motiv...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... only thing that the Lady can do is weave, making the web serve as a symbol of her life and imprisonment on the island. She can only weave because of the threat of her curse and this uncertainty leaves her trapped in the tower, "She knows not what the curse may be; Therefore she ... captivity, frees Ophelia and The Lady of Shalott mentally, if not physically, from the patriarchal chains placed upon them. Madness is the only viable outcome after years of mental abuse and imprisonment. For The Lady of Shalott, breaking free from these chains takes the form of her looking down upon Camelot an...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School