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Hamlet and Ophelia Comparison
Title: Hamlet and Ophelia Comparison
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 744 | Pages: 3.2 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hamlet and Ophelia Comparison
Hamlet and Ophelia are linked by many common characteristics, not
the least of which is their madness. While Hamlet's madness seems to
be feigned, Ophelia is truly crazy. The odd thing about their
predicament is that they each drive each other more fully into the
depths of illness.
One of Hamlet's most famous lines is when he tells the Queen: "Seems,
madam? Nay, it is. I know not 'seems.'" Hamlet is saying that he does
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does not know the meaning of. She talks about her father without
knowing no one is listening, and eventually Ophelia drowns in a shallow
creek with no one to help her.
While Hamlet is simply pretending to be crazy in hopes to catch Claudius,
Ophelia really has gone mad, mostly because of Hamlet. These two
"young" nobles who once were in love, drove each other more fully into
madness, and could not help themselves.
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