Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Too much water hast thou, poor Ophelia...

construct a 'eulogy' for Ophelia: 

Ophelia 
Relationship and connections with Laertes, Hamlet and Polonius. 
Between the men and women in the play.
Laertes and Polonius wanted Ophelia to not see Hamlet anymore in a loving relationship type of way.
She is Polonius's daughter. 
I don't know what she majorly did in the play.
I think Ophelia is passionate,calm, quiet, non stressful and Obedient.
If she wasn't dead, I think that she would be showing Hamlet her love for him. 
She was in the pond, where she had killed herself. 
She was a "good christian". She believed in everything 
Hamlet will miss his dear Ophelia. 
Ophelia was always interested in the classical music and sewing for hours on end. 
I feel bad for Hamlet that Ophelia is not here anymore and she will be a missed character in the play.
She taught people how to deal with problems and not be forced  and no fear.
Death makes us think about life. 
Some values of the deceased is that it makes us realize how short life is. 
Death influenced me by making me think positive and healthy thoughts. Because the harm it does to people by  visual aspects that have occured. 
I feel sad that Ophelia is not there anymore in the book. 
I feel like she still should have been part of the story. Mostly because of Hamlet.  




Hamlet's Dilemma

Question:
Do you agree or disagree with Hamlet's hesitation to kill Claudius?  Is he right for waiting, and thinking about it carefully?  Or should he have just shut up and done it already?

  •  I agree with Hamlet's decesion. I think he is wrong for waiting. I think Claudius should have just let him kill him right there on the spot.

  • I think Claudius is guilty. Hamlet would have been killed if Claudius didn't die first. Just because of what they said about Hamlet.