Feminism Ophelia Hamlet

Aphelions struggles in the patriarchal smart set in which she lives and the loss of her identity as a whole, by non only her come, but other authorial males in her life. Throughout the pedigree of the play, Aphelia, is used as somewhat of a pawn by al mavin the male figures in her life, arousedly, physically, and even for sheer politics.Her lack of a produce figure and severe dependence on her commence and familiar, as puff up as other males, has literally taken remote who she really is, her opportunity to make and act on her own decisions. Aphelia is treated by her father as if she is non only his girlfriend, but his possession. When Aphelia first speaks to her father or so village, he states l do not know, my lord, what I should think, (1. 2). Polonium responds in an authoritative way, basically attesting himself as the decision maker. When he states You do not understand yourself so clearly.. (l . 3), he attacks her competence to handle herself. He goes on to say A s it behooves my young lady and your honor(l . 3), making it clear that it would be in her best interest to lead according to the set standards and how she acts and presents herself, reflects onto him as her father and as a member of the kings court. It is clear he doesnt criminal maintenance for Hamlet and ants his daughter to have postal code to do with him, convincing her that she is nothing to him.. But, after hearing more about Hamlet acted towards her by grabbing her and nevertheless staring into her, he takes full advantage of the situation and instructs his daughter to behave according to his best interests, to get skinnyr to the king, Claudia.Aphelia, living in a male dominated world, has over the years, lost herself as a person, as a wo musical composition, doing things that she wouldnt normally do, such as be a take time off of her fathers plan to expose Hamlets reason for his madness. During the time when the play was written, women were marginalia, often dewed as property, even with fathers and daughters. In that society a woman would be unavoidable to be a duteous daughter, wife, and mother, and dare not stray away from those approved roles that were placed upon them. Aphelia, growing up always universe the dutiful daughter, obeys her fathers wishes and follows by dint of with the plan.The pitfalls to being a dutiful daughter, in her case, is that she lost the whizz man that made her happy, her lover, not only says horrid remarks to her, but breaks her down, and all little bit of reality she had was lost forever. The hazards of being a dutiful daughter/mother/wife, are always present. There is the immediate consequences, then in that respect are the ones that over time, as her character screams out to the audience, being oneself becomes obsolete. Her brother, Alerter, who is tone ending back to France, similarly advises his sister to keep away from Hamlet.Expressing that Hamlet being a prince, would marry for the good of the state and due to the differences in class, Hamlet would not marry Aphelia. Alerter also intrusts that Hamlet cares for her but loves her only for sexual need. Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting. (1. 3). Unfortunately, exposing another role a woman would spirit in a patriarchal society, sexual roles. He is also implicated with her good name and family reputation, possibly implying that she could get pregnant and he would open her, thus putting herself in a unacceptable role of a woman a woman with a past, forever branding her and the family name.Hamlet plays on her emotional strings. He has expressed his love for her and has given her gifts. The sudden goal of his father and finding out the reasons behind his death, as well as the disgust of his mother marrying so quickly afterwards, molds Hamlet too man he has never been before untrusting, and very paranoid about others close to him, and for very good reason. He took out his anger with his mother on all who love him. His on ly life line was Aphelia, the only one he thought of as true, or tried to make himself believe that she was, by grabbing her and observing her closely, as if he could see right through her.After her ultimate betrayal, by setting him up and lying to him about where her father was, she, cut off his life line. By doing so, he insults her, tells her that he loved her once, and belittles her to no end, until she is ambushed by so many emotions, that she is left in gist confusion and heartbreak. With her brother in France, Hamlet rejecting their relationship, Aphelia finds out ere father has been killed by Hamlet. She in a sense, is left alone, and cannot handle herself, without the direction of her father , brother and Hamlet.At this point its clear, Aphelia has gone totally mad, Speaking very little, and if anything it is about her dead soul father in chants and song. Now with the males in her life are gone, she has served her subprogram in the story. She starts going down a downward spiral and short thereafter, she commits suicide, or at least it was implied that she did, by drowning. In conclusion, although a small, on the face of it insignificant character, Aphelia, not only provides the reader to the philanthropic ideals and patriarchal attitudes towards women.But also serves to be somewhat like a mirror to the audience, one by one, reflecting the characters true self/intentions. Maybe being her ONLY purpose in the story to unveil her co-characters motive and who they really are in general. Polonium, her father, uses his daughter as some sort for property, for semipolitical gain and interest. Her brother, Alerter, again uses her for political reasons, somewhat, and to protect his name, uses her for the sake of his pride, and introduces sex, as Hamlets true goal with Aphelia.Then Hamlet himself, takes her on a reallocates of love/hate and confusion, labeling her as untrustworthy and corrupt, he destroys her emotional being, rendering her completely helple ss and incompetent to handle life on her own. This view was the norm at the time, that many men saw as being true, that a woman will be nothing without a man but also fail to realize that without women men would barely be anything as well, they need women, as shown in the play, to succeed in their own personal goals, whether financial, political or other. 1180