Women of Hamlet In the past, women have played a minute role in society. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the women in the play are driving influences for the actions of the other characters. Both Gertrude and Ophelia affected many of the decisions and actions accomplished by Hamlet. Gertrude influenced Hamlet significantly throughout the course of the play. Shortly after the passing of King Hamlet, Gertrude marries Claudius, who happened to be the brother of her recently deceased husband. Hamlet was outraged
The Sexist Sequences of Shakespeare’s Hamlet The oppression of a group first begins with culture; for culture molds the minds of the populace. Hamlet, a story about the vengeance of Prince Hamlet by William Shakespeare was written during the precarious Elizabethan era. As the play progresses, signs of misogyny surface. The sexism can be connected to the “cult of domesticity” which preached piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity to achieve the “True Woman” (Lavender 1). Shakespeare’s
was completely dominated by men. It is no surprise that in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the play’s protagonist adopts the misogynistic views that were commonplace in this time period. Hamlet’s misogyny is revealed in his attitude about the character of women, his treatment of Ophelia, and the outlook he has on his mother’s virtue. Throughout the course of the play, Hamlet makes various critiques on the qualities he perceives women to have. “God hath given you one face and you make yourselves another. You
in Hamlet Hamlet is William Shakespeare’s longest and most studied play. The play also forms a very important part in literature. In the Shakespearean play, Hamlet, the female characters are a great deal. Hamlet, the protagonist of the play, constantly refers to the women in the play as cold, treacherous, and adulterous women. Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, is highly defamed because of the affectionate and erotic union that she has with her her brother-in-law, now her husband, since King Hamlet is