Hamlet- The role of women
Today women have many rights. We can vote, work, and even voice our own opinions. In the past women were seen as mothers and housekeepers, always taught to respect, listen, and serve there husbands or the man of the house. In those days this was considered normal, therefore women had no choice but to obey and do as they were told. In Hamlet, Shakespeare portrays a similar relationship between women and men. He allows men to hold the higher position in the causing, them to treat women as lesser people and believed that women should listen to them and do as they were told. Ophelia a young women in Hamlet, she represents how women are treated. Ophelia obeys several different men in the play. One of the men is Hamlet. Ophelia is sixteen much younger than Hamlet, Hamlet is twenty one and in college. The Maturity of each persons mind depends on there age. Ophelia is a woman who has been taught to believe and listen to men such as her father. When she is now faced with wether to believe Hamlet or doubt his love for she once again she disregards her feelings and trusts Hamlet. Hamlet pursued Ophelia, he saw a young women whome he could satisfy him self with. In the play Hamlet does not court ophelia the only place they are together
Here the queen does not care whether her own son is hurt by her marriage. She seems to be heartless when she should be full of heart warming feelings. As a women in the play she allowed Claudius to instill his views in her. And just like Ophelia she subdues her feelings and allows a man-Claudius- to make his opinion an feelings hers. Do you believe his tenders, as you call them? Pol. Ay, springes to catch woodcocks. I do know, When the blood burns, how prodigal the soul Lends the tounge vows. These blazes, daughter, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark is another women in the play that represents how women were treated. Gertrude is much older than Ophelia but she portrays similar behavior. In Gertrudes situation age did not play a role. Gertrudes husband has recently died; Hamlets father. After two months she quickly married his brother. Hamlet states: Giving more light than heat, extinct in both
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Approximate Word count = 1098
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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