Ophelia Character Sketch

juncture is a very complex play based upon the relationships within the w everys of Listener fastness in Denmark. critical point is the main character and the focus point in all the emotions and feelings in the play. Gertrude (Hamlets mother), and Claudia (Hamlets uncle and his mothers new husband and the new king of Denmark) all of these characters play major roles in the play.Aphelia is outside the family connections of these three characters precisely she silence impacts the play with her bubble personality that she is force to do by her stimulate and the manipulations and mistreatment of others. Hamlet has the first reason to be hurt by Aphelia because she follows her fathers orders regarding Hamlet and his true intentions for their love. Polonium tells Aphelia that Hamlet will not do anything but be pimp with the girls since he is supposed to have an arranged marriage. aft(prenominal) telling Aphelia this, Polonium and Claudia try to have Aphelia become bait to discern out why Hamlet us acting crazy.Hamlet begins with his overwhelming derision toward Aphelia, l humbly thank you, well, well, well, he says to her regarding her initial pleasantries (3. 1. 91). Before this scene, he has heard the King and Polonium establishing a plan to deduce his unique and grief-stricken behavior. Hamlet is well aw be that this plan merely uses Aphelia as a tool, and as such, she does / piton 2 not have much pickax of refusing without fretfulnessing not only her father but the conniving King Claudia as well.Hamlet constantly refuses that he cared for her. He tells her and all of his uninvited listeners, No, not l, I never gave you aught (Ham. 1. 94-95). Hamlet has a right to direct his anger to Aphelia because it was her that repelled against him. Her father forced her, and if she did try to disobey her father she could be disowned. Further much, Aphelia cannot notice that Hamlets attitude toward her reflects his disillusionment in his mother. Hamlets inconstan cy can only plastered deceitfulness or fierceness.Hamlet puts Aphelia in a trap that has been laid by him in order for his revenge to continue, in part Aphelia love and see her lover, and her shock is genuine when Hamlet demands get thee to a nunnery (linemen). Hamlet says this to demo that Aphelia can be easily controlled by others and not only throwing herself at Hamlet but also letting her father control Aphelia. Hamlet calls her a prostitute that can be easily be misled past by others intentions.The melancholy, grief, and madness that Hamlet suffers from may well eve been the displace force for all of his regrettable action towards Aphelia in Shakespearean play. It is expenditure allowing that the first of the two are real his melancholy and grief are not the same as Aphelions. Aphelia is the more tragic of the two because her madness is not feigned. Furthermore, it is caused by the very love of her life is even more disastrous for her poor young life and possibly pregna ncy. They are each malcontents with no real happiness made available to them given their unfortunate circumstances.