Hamlet
In Shakespeare's play Hamlet, several characters are incorporated into the plot in order to compliment and help portray Hamlet's individual character. Hamlet's character, though extremely complex and intricate, is also surprisingly immature and unpredictable. These characteristics can be seen in Hamlet's actions throughout the play and through other characters written into the plot. Hamlet's personality is directly reflected in his relationships with the female characters of the story. Most notably with his mother, Gertrude, and his lover Ophelia. Their purpose is to help reveal Hamlet's true personality. The weakness and naive aspects of their characters exemplify Hamlet's controlling yet meek personality. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark is faced with tragedy at the start of the play. With the death of her husband, she is widowed and left in a very vulnerable position. Her naive character relies primarily on other characters; most commonly her dependency relies on males. Shakespeare's portrayal of women throughout the play remains the same. These characteristics that Shakespeare placed on women throughout the plot thus validates Gertrude's hasty marriage t
His control over her mind, and his actions that literally drove her insane, are the true causes of her death. Hamlet shows no affection towards his mother throughout the entire play. Her lack of confidence, and independence makes her subject to the control of others, such as her father, and thus this weakness leads her to obey to her father's command. Finally, his continuous harassment drove Ophelia insane, eventually leading her to commit suicide. Ophelia's weakness and dependency on others is one reason for her suicide. These actions cannot be justified; his behaviour was unpredicted, and immature in this case. His feelings for Ophelia drive him over the edge and he begins to act differently. Ophelia, as the common female character created by Shakespeare, is trapped in the situation. Hamlet's personality progresses from rational to insane in a matter of days. Not only is he immature in his actions towards her, but also very unpredictable. Unable to control the country of Denmark on her own, lacking independence, Gertrude is quickly wed. For example, his behaviour towards her during the play that he created is immoral, and rude. However it was Hamlet's strong determination to acquire her love that truly led her end her life. "Frailty thy name is woman" may have been Shakepeare's attitude about the female characters of the play, however this weak and naive characteristic that he placed on the female roles was a necessity to the play.
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