Essay About Misoginist Play And Hamlets Reasons

Misogynistic or Misinterpretation
Misogynistic or Misinterpretation
For Hamlet to be considered a misoginist play we must understand the times, the
roles women played during the reinassance period, but why these female
characters acted they way they did.Did Sheakespeare have in mind to purosfully
write these characters as fragil, dumb, vunurable females, potraying women as
evil beings? or was he writing them in mind with how the times were?
To better understand why this play gives off a misoginistic feel, it must be
understood that there are also only 2 main female characters, Ophelia and
Gertrude. But it can not be misoginist soly because of this, evil is present with all
the sexes, bad choices is not only for one gender. Hamlets reasons for hatered
towards women is almost understandable. Ophelia is being controled by her
Father to the point of embarasment. His behavior towards Ophelia transaltes to
him thinking that all women are simply mans puttpets and are breeders of sins
(Shakespeare,Act 3115) . His hatred towards women is all because of their
unfaithfulness. He witnessed Gertrides marriage with Claudius and noticed that
she barely even greifed for her Husband. Treated him as if he was an old
chapter in a book and never mattered. He believes that the love of a woman is a
very “Brief” love (Shakespeare, Act 3,141). anyones bad choices that they makes,
causes the origins of ones hate towards one an other and we need to see that it
was not only the women that made these bad choices either. Claudius seduced
his mother, Claudius killed his Father,Rosengrants and his friend want material
rewards betraying Hamlet, Hamlet for seeking Revenge, These women are not
the only ones making these bad choices either.
Leaving the choices of these characters aside, We can notice the throughout the
play, Hamlets behaviour toward Ophelia is very obloquious and misogynistic
thoroughout the play and most of their conversations. His comments towards
her usually have a sexual implication,