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What is the difference between Ophelia madness and hamlet’s?
Donise Toussaint
Ophelia is really mad as in she is truly insane; today she would be institutionalized.
Hamlet is mad, but not in the crazy sense. After hearing what the Ghost tells him, he is mad at Claudius and his Mother for betraying him and his father. To conceal the fact that he knows Claudius killed his father, he acts mad to everyone around him so that he doesn't seem like a threat to Claudius. His goal is to be mad enough that he isn't institutionalized, but still be able to get away with his weird behavior.
Annette Douglas
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What is the difference between greatness and madness?
perspective.
What cause does Polonius give for Hamlets madness?
Polonius is sure that Hamlet has gone mad with love for Ophelia. See these lines by Polonius in Act 2 scene 1: ~Polonius: Come, go with me! I will go seek the King;This is the very ecstasy of love,...Ophelia: ... I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me.Polonius: That hath made him mad;~ So Polonius thinks Hamlet is suffering from the "ecstasy of love" for Ophelia, which has driven him mad.
Whats the difference between Hamlet's and Ophelia's madness?
Ophelia is really mad as in she is truly insane; today she would be institutionalized. Hamlet is mad, but not in the crazy sense. After hearing what the Ghost tells him, he is mad at Claudius and his Mother for betraying him and his father. To conceal the fact that he knows Claudius killed his father, he acts mad to everyone around him so that he doesn't seem like a threat to Claudius. His goal is to be mad enough that he isn't institutionalized, but still be able to get away with his weird behavior.
What is the difference between A Brilliant Madness and A Beautiful Mind?
dream works
What plan do the king and polonius devise to test whether or not this cause of hamlets conduct is love for ophelia?
To spy on him. First of all he wants to spy on him when interacting with Ophelia, and when this fails to support his theory, he wants to spy on him while interacting with Gertrude.
Does Polonius believe that love for Ophelia first caused Hamlet's madness?
Yes. He makes this instant diagnosis when Ophelia tells him about Hamlet bursting into her chamber half-undressed: "This is the very ecstasy of love"
How does gertrude explain hamlets murder of polonius?
Gertrude tells Claudius that it was out of madness. This means that Gertrude had not divulged the knowledge that Hamlet was faking his madness.
What does Polonius show Claudius and Gertrude as proof that he knows the cause of Hamlet's madness?
He shows them a love-letter Hamlet wrote to Ophelia.
Hamlets questionable madness is starkly contrasted with Ophelia's real madness in act 4?
Ophelia is, by Act 4, no longer a functional person. The king orders Horatio to "follow her close; give her good watch I pray you" because she cannot look after herself. Hamlet, on the other hand, although we do not see him very much in Act 4, is very much able to look after himself. In the scene immediately following Ophelia's last appearance, Horatio receives a letter in which Hamlet describes how he helped defend his ship against pirates, boarded the pirate ship and now has convinced them to return him to Denmark. He is still more than competent.
Why does ophelia choose her father over her lover?
In Hamlet, Ophelia did not have a choice. Hamlet put on such a display of madness that Ophelia and everyone else believed him. If Ophelia revealed that the King and Polonius were behind the curtains, she would have lost favor with her father and become the shame of the family. In the male centric world, women like Ophelia could only accept the outrageous ideals set by men. In her situation, she choose her father because that was her only choice.
What new insight does Ophelia's grief evoke?
Ophelia goes mad, and in her madness she is brought to the Queen where she begins singing songs that appear to be senseless. However, if you consider her words carefully, you will notice that she is revealing some secrets of her story. We learn what went on between her and Hamlet and that she had lain with him. If you go over Act IV, scene v , you will see what I mean.
What are the themes of Hamlet?
Revenge. Madness and abnormal states of mind/ melancholy Play within a play Antique disposition Death & Disease supernatural Intrigue and deception the impossibility of certainty is also quite important as all of Hamlets procrastinating and deliberating, and attempting to justify his actions over killing the king, unfortunately not only leads to the kings death, but also Laertes, Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius and his own.
