Hamlet’s insanity, Ophelia mourns for Hamlet and the love they once shared by remembering what he was, what he was destined to be, and what she has lost. Hamlet and Ophelia engage in a conversation that is being watched by the King, Claudius, and Ophelia’s father, Polonius. At the end of her lament, Ophelia cries out “Oh, woe is me, T' have seen what I have seen, see what I see!” (3.1. 164-175). Through her cries for Hamlet, Ophelia reveals the depth of love she had for Hamlet. During this scene, Shakespeare
her father’s sudden death and Hamlets verbal abuse. Like Posttraumatic stress disorder, Binge eating is another common psychological disorder that affects myriad of people. In the book Empty, by K.M.Walton the main character, Del, suffers from Binge eating. Dels illness was mainly caused by her parents’ divorce, and the fact that she got raped only worsened her illness. Posttraumatic stress disorder can be “triggered by a traumatic event [for example the] sudden or violent death of
the death of his father. Parts of Hamlet’s madness and need for revenge can be attributed to the women in his life, his mother Gertrude, and lover Ophelia. The women in this story are only interpreted through the eyes of Hamlet and the other men in their lives, belittling them to mere sexual objects. Hamlet does not attribute any other redeeming qualities to Gertrude and Ophelia. Hamlet may view women as only one-sided sexual objects, but it is truly Hamlet and the other male characters who are the
losing his mind. Although he enacted the role of a madman to perfection, Hamlet was never truly mad. His state of mind was that of a cunning deceiver who planned each and every word that came out of his mouth. Ophelia is quite the opposing character to him; her sheer innocence of mind was ultimately driven towards insanity. The unexpected death of her father—by the hand of her own lover—was reason enough to drive her to madness. Madness
When the ghost appears in act one, he talks to Hamlet, he tells Hamlet that he was murdered and poisoned by his brother, Claudius and he then asks Hamlet to avenge his death, "Revenge his foul and most unnatural murder" (1.5.25) but because of his fear and cowardice Hamlet does not take action as the ghost requested. When the ghost appears for the third time, while Hamlet talk to his mother, he disappointed in Hamlet because
both Hamlet and an another important character, Laertes. Hamlet’s quest for revenge begins after the death of his father, Old King Hamlet, and the remarriage of his mother to his uncle, Claudius. Hamlet directs his revenge towards Claudius because he not only kills Hamlet’s father, but also marries Hamlet’s mother less than two months following the murder. Hamlet’s drive to avenge his father’s death begins when Old King Hamlet’s ghost tells Hamlet to seek revenge on Claudius for his murderous acts
the new king he is seen as an effective ruler. “He gives a speech to make his court and country proud, addressing his brother’s death and the potential conflict with Norway” (Mabillard). Although he has the people fooled, Hamlet eventually sees past all of his lies. Claudius’ personality is two-faced in many ways. After poisoning his brother he is able to mask the death of the king without anyone being suspicious. Although after Hamlet reveals that he knows what he did he starts to feel guilty and
was considered to be a very good student overall. As well, Hamlet had earned the respect of many people. A prime example of this is Horatio, a nobleman not unlike Hamlet who was his roommate at Wittenberg. The play shows that the two of them have a very positive relationship from start to finish. Ophelia is also someone who has earned Hamlet’s respect, as she seems to be in love with him. They have exchanged several letters and there is evidence that they have been intimate. On another note
He tells her exactly what to do, what to say, how to do it, and how to say it. All the while Polonius and the king will be hiding behind a glass door. This itself makes a pretty loud statement. He who is to be strong, mighty, and powerful is hiding behind a door. He watches his daughter be mentally and physically abused and remains hidden, he does nothing to help. Not only does he violate his own daughter Ophelia, but the queen. In Act III as well
he remains unaware of its identity), he thrusts his sword at the curtain which shrouds Polonius—in one of his only decisive moments. The death of Polonius is the cause of his daughter, Ophelia's, decent into madness and eventual suicide. These events in turn signal the return of Laertes, Polonius' son, who eventually kills Hamlet in a duel to avenge the deaths of his father and sister. The disastrous results of Polonius' surveillance underscore the toxicity of deception. Other examples of spying