Examples Of Obedience Kills In Hamlet

Ophelia is having an internal conflict in which she has her own beliefs and values but is forced to follow the wishes of her father. After seeing the hypocrisy in her father and her lover Ophelia loses trust in love. Ophelia’s father states that “Then I’ll tell you. Believe that you are a foolish little baby for believing these “offers” are something real. Offer yourself more respect, or—not to beat this word to death—you’ll offer me the chance to be a laughing-stock.”

Her absorption of this pain and inability to express her feelings in a male supremacist society ultimately drives her mad. Fischer explains, Ophelia's utterances are never allowed free, natural flow; her truncated responses, her uncertain assertions, her conflicting loyalties irrevocably tied to a self-image that tries to accommodate her closest males' expectations - all are determined by external pressures. (3) As a woman living in the Middle Ages, Ophelia is expected to be obedient, acting mannerly and sophisticated to appeal to her male patriarchs. She accepts unauthorized advice from her father and brother, promising to keep their “good lessons” close to “her heart” (Shakespeare 1.3. 45-46).

During this scene, we see Ophelia literally melting into Larates arms, this helps show the intent by showing how truly upset she is about her fathers death, and that she's not crazy she just needs time to grief. A version that did not do as well of showing this is the Branagh version. In the Branagh version Ophelia was talking about the flowers, but there was nothing there making her seem delusional, this did not fit well because the setting and context just don't fit with the character

This is where we first see Ophelia deteriorating a person. The next thing that drove her off a cliff was her father being murdered. Claudius said “O, this is the poison of deep grief;

Another factor is the constant psychological abusive behaviour by Hamlet towards Ophelia. An example of Hamlet’s mistreatment occurred when he insulted her by stating she is a hoar and telling her to, “…Get thee to a nunnery…"(Act 3 scene 1).Ophelia’s victimization represents the patriarchal oppression she experiences which causes her to lose her mind as Hamlets comments are, “…words like daggers …” (Shakespeare).to her mental state. Lastly, the final instance which significantly impacts her mental well-being is the sudden death of her beloved father.

Hamlet once again fails to understand that Ophelia much like himself is only trying to stay loyal to her father, much like what he is doing himself. In addition, Hamlet blames woman for giving birth to such evil and deceiving men like Claudius and himself. When he was talking to Ophelia he told her "Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners? I am myself indifferent honest, but yet I could accuse me of such things that it were better

Ophelia goes mad throughout the story. She is overwhelmed by the loss of her father and the rejection of Hamlet. Her character is seen spiraling down a dark path that also ends in death. Ophelia is depicted as not having control over her actions; speaking and acting erratically. While Hamlet is speaking erratically and behaving oddly, he still maintains control over his actions and movement throughout the story.

Ophelia’s death results from Hamlet's madness, his telling Ophelia that she needs to go to a nunnery, and Polonius's death. Hamlet telling Ophelia to go to a nunnery made Ophelia feel insecure. Especially when Hamlet told Ophelia that he would marry her just so she would sleep with him. Then, Hamlet comes back to Ophelia telling her that she needs to go to a nunnery. Which is basically calling Ophelia a whore, because a nunnery is like a whorehouse. Ophelia at this point felt very insecure about herself and she questioned her relationship with Hamlet.

For the duration of the play, Ophelia was portrayed as a naïve and submissive woman. Her passivity and powerlessness reinforce the voicelessness of women during the Elizabethan era. For example, “I shall obey, my lord” (I.iii.134) shows that Ophelia concedes to her father’s will, even though she believes Hamlet’s love is genuine. She is willing and expected to obey her father despite the fact that she still loves Hamlet, which emphasizes her character’s submissive nature. Furthermore, in Act I Laertes warns Ophelia that it would be shameful of her to love Hamlet, and she responds with “I shall the effect of this good lesson keep as a watchman to my heart” (I.iii.45).

The play suggests that Ophelia takes her own life or does not struggle for life because of her

Her death was doubtful” (5.1.234). Queen Gertrude says this to Laertes to let him know of the news about Ophelia. Ophelia ends up going insane and committing suicide from the way Hamlet uses her and the harmful love he provides

And dumped the chamber door, Let in the maid, that out a maid. Never departed more” (Shakespeare 4.5.53-60). There we can see her deep miss and the indications about she wanted to die. Ophelia is a kind and pure girl who shouldn’t involved in

As a young woman of the 1600’s Ophelia is most likely unaware of the patriarchy that shadows above her. “I do not know my lord, what should I think?”. Ophelia is so unsure about her affair with Hamlet that she

The cause of Ophelia’s death has been debated over the years, was it a suicide

Shakespeare’s “The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” written in 1602 is a signature play written by Shakespeare. It deals with the supernatural, betrayal, treachery, murder and revenge all of which are components that Shakespeare successfully uses in numerous other plays that he authored. In this analysis we will examine Shakespeare’s Hamlet and his characters thoughts as he finds out about the murder of his father from a specter, the betrayal by his father’s brother to usurp the throne that should have been Hamlet’s and marry his mother, Hamlet’s accidental slaying of Polonius, Hamlet’s rejection of and the suicide or accidental death of Ophelia to the climatic tragic last scene where, Hamlet, the King, the Queen and Ophelia’s brother