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Goodnight Sweet Ladies: Hamlets and his women

‘Eve or the Virgin Mary: women were seen as either terribly flawed or as paragons of virtue. Since few real women approach perfection, they are seen as evil, especially vulnerable to the Devil and his wiles' (ise.uvic.ca)

Throughout Hamlet, Prince of Denmark it is obvious that Shakespeare has thrown the leading man (Hamlet) at the mercy of his female counterparts Gertrude and Ophelia. Not only is Hamlet manipulated and berated but is mindful of his weakness and vulnerability. Hamlets grasp of this concept along with his anger lead to his physical and emotional abuse of Ophelia and Gertrude. To better understand the reasons why Shakespeare has Hamlet interact so violently with his female counterparts, it is necessary to examine the time period the play was written. According to one resource ‘It is believed that the play was first performed between 1600 and 1601. In the Elizabethan era there was a huge demand for new......

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