The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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The Tragedy ofHamlet,Prince of Denmark

• By William Shakespeare

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A presentation by Megan Juliana

• Define, explain, and justify Hamlets feelings
  on love and women.

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Hamlets feelings on women

• Hamlet doesnt have a high opinion about women.
  He thinks they are faithless and selfish.

Hamlet - Frailty thy name is woman. (p.13)
Ophelia - Tis brief, my lord. (p.74)
Hamlet - As womans love.
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and on love.

• Hamlet is very passionate but cant show his
  feelings. He writes charming and emotional love
  letters to Ophelia.

Doubt thou the stars are fire Doubt that
the sun doth move Doubt truth to be a liar But
never doubt I love. (p.43)
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Love or Insanity

• Hamlet rushes into Ophelias bedroom, with his
  doublet all unbraced, no hat upon his head, his
  stockings fouled, holds her wrist hard and
  stares at her for a long time. Shakes her arm a
  little, nods his head, sighs and leaves.

It is not clear, if Hamlet does this, because he
loves her or wants to prove he is crazy.
Polonius and the King and Queen think he does it
because Ophelia refuses to see him or take his
letters. Hamlet himself never mentions it at all.
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Mother complex ?!?

• One of the reasons Hamlet treats Ophelia like he
  does is because he doesnt respect his mother.
  Her quick marriage with the dead kings brother,
  makes Hamlet think that she is fickle.

• Hamlet realizes that Gertrude does things
  because
• of her desire for sexual gratification and
  this is why
• she married Claudius too soon.

Hamlet A bloody deed almost a bad, good
mother, as kill a king, and marry with his
brother.
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to love or not to love

• First Hamlet writes Ophelia love letters
• to the celestial, and my souls idol,
  the most beatified Ophelia

• he scares her by acting crazy
• Ophelia - oh my lord, my lord, I have
  been so affrighted!

• then he makes racy comments at the play
• Hamlet Lady, shall I lie in your
  lap?

• tells her he never really loved her
• Hamlet I loved you not.

• and finally starts a fight with Laertes about
  who
• loved her most.
• Hamlet I loved Ophelia. Forty
  thousand brothers could not (with all their
• quantity of love) make up my sum.

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to love or not to love 2

• Hamlet Ay, truly for the power of beauty
  will sooner transform honesty from what it is to
  a bawd than the force of honesty can translate
  beauty into his likeness.This was sometime a
  paradox, but now the time gives it proof. I did
  love you once.

Hamlet You should not, have believed me for
virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we
shall relish of it. I loved you not.
Ophelia Indeed, my lord, you made me believe
so.
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Good Advice

• Hamlet thinks that he knows best!

Hamlet (to Gertrude) Not this, by no means,
that I bid you do Let the bloat king tempt you
again to bed Pinch wanton on you cheek call you
his mouse And let him, for a pair of reechy
kisses, or paddling in you neck with his damned
fingers. (p.93)
Hamlet (to Ophelia) We are arrant knaves all
believe none of us. Go thy ways to a nunnery.
(p.65)
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Conclusion

• Hamlet cant make up his mind if he loves Ophelia
  or not and he doesnt know how to treat her.

• He does not really love his mother, because she
  
• betrayed his father.
• Hamlet (after the queen dies) Wretched
  queen, adieu! (p.145)

• He gets killed in the duel with Laertes, which
  is
• fought because of Ophelia (and Polonius).

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The End