As the conflicts between the characters and Hamlet's .
inner conflicts become more complex, Ophelia is caught in the middle. She can't deal with the .
overwhelmingly shocking emotions caused by the many unforeseen and tragic events. In the .
beginning, Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship seems like an ordinary dating couples"; Hamlet .
makes "many tenders of his affection" on her, as well as "importuning [her] with love in an .
honorable fashion" and making "almost all the holy vows of heaven." (1.3) However, Ophelia is .
then frankly told by both her father and brother, whom she dearly loves, that Hamlet does not .
actually love her, that she is not good enough for him, and his only purpose in wooing her is to .
steal away her pure, precious virginity. She is not certain whether or not any of this is true, as she .
admits to her father with the words, "I do not know, my lord, what I should think." (1.3) .
Ophelia, being the loyal and obedient daughter that she is, obeys her father's instructions and .
refuses to return Hamlet's "affections". Hamlet then comes to her one night, perhaps mad or .
perhaps still just pretending to be mad, and out-and-out confuses poor Ophelia's young, innocent .
mind. When Ophelia describes the encounter she explains how "To speak of horrors-he came .
before me.He took me by the wrist and held me hard." Hamlet stares at her for a while, then .
sighs and departs down the stairs without taking his eyes off of her. Ophelia is further confused .
when she is told that Hamlet does in fact love her, and it is her fault that he seems to be going .
mad. She innocently agrees to help spy on Hamlet without thinking of the possible consequences. .
During their encounter, Hamlet treats her as though she is utterly hateful. His sudden passionate .
change of attitude is very perplexing to Ophelia, as she has done nothing to intentionally anger .
him. Hamlet, possibly feeling betrayed by Ophelia or maybe just insane, says, "I did love you .
Hamlet Hamlet is a young man who's father dies and his life is turned upside down. ... Hamlet is battling his conscience. ... Hamlet is extremely indecisive. ... Hamlet wants to kill his uncle because he killed hamlets father. ... Hamlet only trusts Horatio. ...
The old king Hamlet is murder by Claudius and therefore Hamlet must take his revenge. ... Hamlet begins to doubt the ghost. ... Hamlet is contradicts himself. ... Hamlet's next problem is that of morality. ... Hamlet's flaw of irresolution, the uncertainty on how to act or proceed, is shown when Hamlet sees a play and the passion the actors had, after Hamlet's third soliloquy, in Hamlet's fourth soliloquy, and in Hamlet's indecisive pursuit in avenging his father's death. ...
Hamlet In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet never loses his sanity, in his plan to feign madness. ... It is after this statement that Hamlet begins to act mad. ... Guildenstern asks Hamlet what he means by this and Hamlet professes he is "" . . . but mad north-north-west. ... Polonius believe he [Hamlet] was mad. ... In a conversation, Gertrude questions Hamlet's sanity. ...
Hamlet In the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, Hamlet never loses his sanity, in his plan to feign madness. ... It is after this statement that Hamlet begins to act mad. ... Guildenstern asks Hamlet what he means by this and Hamlet professes he is "" . . . but mad north-north-west. ... Polonius believe he [Hamlet] was mad. ... In a conversation, Gertrude questions Hamlet's sanity. ...
Laertes is a mirror to Hamlet. ... Laertes is decisive and Hamlet is not. ... Fortinbras acts as Hamlet's inspiration; he motivates Hamlet to go forward with his plan to kill Claudius, which in the end leads to Hamlet's downfall. ... Horatio is Hamlet's friend and solid rock on whom Hamlet can trust and depend. ... Horatio cared for Hamlet greatly, and so Hamlet cared greatly for Horatio. ...
KING Now, Hamlet, where's Polonius? HAMLET At supper. ... If Claudius does not stand on one side of a titanic conflict, his betrayal of Hamlet's father and Marriage to Hamlet's mother, do ignite one: Hamlet's conflict with himself. ... In the end Hamlet dies along with most of the principle characters whether they were duplicities against Hamlet or not. ... By the end of the play Hamlet has thoroughly explored the question but like Hamlet, it remains an enigma. ...
Hamlet The study of Shakespeare's Hamlet has been one that is very extensive as well as enormous. ... A critic of Hamlet once said, "a man set out to read all the books about Hamlet would have time to read nothing else, not even Hamlet." ... "Hamlet is the tragedy of reflection. ... For where Hamlet saw that "the time is out of joint," Hamlet himself was "out of joint." ... (Mack. 64) Hamlet begins his questioning with the death of elder Hamlet. ...
Hamlet 1 Throughout Hamlet, Hamlet expresses his thoughts via several soliloquies. ... In this scene, Hamlet is being "set up" by Ophelia, Polonius, and Claudius. ... This is quite different than the "emotional Hamlet" seen in 1.2, or the "vengeful Hamlet" seen in 1.5. ... The three claim to be concerned for Hamlet's mental state of mind. This is ironic, because as the characters within the play see Hamlet mentally deteriorating, readers see Hamlet mentally developing. ...
Hamlet Tania Kozie-Slobodzian Hamlet is categorized as one of Shakespeare's tragedies. ... Horatio a friend of Hamlet tells Hamlet that he is afraid because he thinks he has seen a ghost who resembles the late King. ... The Ghost of Hamlet's father appears in front of Hamlet. The ghost is in fact Hamlet's late father. ... Now that Hamlet is said to be crazy, Polonius goes to the King and tells him about Hamlet's strange behavior concerning Ophelia. ...
