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The Portrayal of Ophelia on Stage Over the Years
Ophelia
Theatre
Mary Catherine Bolton (afterwards Lady Thurlow) (1790-1830) as Ophelia in 1813, opposite John Philip Kemble’s Hamlet While it is known that Richard Burbage played Hamlet in Shakespeare’s time, there is no evidence of who played Ophelia; since there were no professional actresses on the public stage in Elizabethan England, we may be certain that she…
Ophelia’s Suicide
Ophelia
Suicide
Blake Nichol Dr. Susan Jones Composition II March 20, 2011 The Suicide of Ophelia is a topic that is romanticized by modern women, underestimated by literary critics, and somewhat disregarded by the general public. The character of Ophelia in “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” presents an intriguing puzzle – did she genuinely end her own life?…
Character in William Shakespeare’s Tragedy “Hamlet”: Laertes
Character
Ophelia
Laertes wonts, traits and actions portray him as a inattentive individual, unconcerned about his actions and therefore unconscious about his image. Laertes is besides shown as a cheating and fallacious individual, though it is true that his surrounding and influences from other characters besides specify his personality. Overall, Laertes character in the drama, is more…
The Drama in Denmark
Hamlet Revenge
Ophelia
Revenge In Hamlet
The Tragedy Of Hamlet is a piece of literature that develops the theme of revenge can lead to death and madness. Hamlet develops the theme himself through his actions because throughout the story he been killing people and been doing craziness. Hamlet trying to avenge his father death by killing Claudius which ending in getting…
Who Is Responsible for Ophelia’s Death?
Death
Ophelia
There are a variety of factors that can contribute to one’s demise. In the context of the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare many possibilities can be identified that pertain to Ophelia’s sudden death. Ophelia’s death was triggered by her mental breakdown due to the loss of her father. In the midst of her inner turmoil,…
| genre | Shakespearean tragedy |
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| originally published | 1603 |
| description | The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, often shortened to Hamlet, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. |
| setting | Denmark |
| characters | Ophelia, Claudius, Polonius, Hamlet, Laertes, Horatio, Gertrude |
| quotations | Why, then, ’tis none to you, for there is nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so. To die, to sleep— To sleep, perchance to dream.” “The rest is silence.” “The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” “Though this be madness, yet there is method in ‘t.” “,“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” “This above all: to thine own self be true, “To be, or not to be: that is the question: “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” “To die, to sleep – |
| climax | Climax When Hamlet stabs Polonius through the arras in Act III, scene iv, he commits himself to overtly violent action and brings himself into unavoidable conflict with the king. Another possible climax comes at the end of Act IV, scene iv, when Hamlet resolves to commit himself fully to violent revenge., |
| information | Playwright: William Shakespeare Original language: Early Modern English Versions: Shakespeare’s Hamlet exists in three early editions published in 1603, 1604-05, and 1623. Nearly all modern editions conflate the three into a single text that includes famous or “important” speeches into a fourth version that would have been unrecognizable to Shakespeare’s audience., Skull: Yorick’s skull in the Hamlet skull scene is a symbol of death, the ultimate destination of life. Hamlet holding the skull represents the duality of life and death. Hamlet symbolizing life, the skull in his hand portraying death. It is just a hand’s distance between them!, |
