‘Frailty thy name is Woman’ - Hamlet
Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia and Gertrude in this play is biased, as it is only based on his attitude towards Gertrude. Throughout, ‘Hamlet’, his feelings range from his cares and love for the women to hate and anger. When his actions are compared with the other male characters it can be seen whether his behaviour is from his antic disposition or a common treatment of women.Although Hamlet is unsure of the ghosts reality he manages to be persuaded against his mother, whereas with Claudius Hamlet is uncertain which leads him to his antic disposition. These attitudes towards Gertrude show his discomfort towards her into wishing, ‘she had not borne’ him. The ghost tries to convince Hamlet by questioning, ‘If thou didst ever love thy dear father’. Gertrude is thought to have led Claudius on with her sexuality allowing him, ‘to seduce’ her. She is being criticised only for having had lust lead her away. It is apparent that any women who would fall in love would be discarded as a wretch; although this case may be different the same message is being made. The fact that it was ‘incestuous’ suggests something forbidden and abnormal is taking place but the ghost may only be implying this through his anger at Gertrude. The ghost would r
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Approximate Word count = 1781
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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