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.
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Whats the difference between Hamlet's and Ophelia's madness?
Hamlet's madness is feigned (most of the time) but Ophelia's is real.
What cause does Polonius give for Hamlets madness?
Throughout 'Hamlet', Polonius is convinced that the reason for Hamlet's madness is because he has forbidden his daughter, Ophelia, from seeing or talking to him. Ophelia is Hamlet's love interest, and thus being unable to contact her would seem to Polonius like a spot on assumption for Hamlet's sudden onset of madness.
What is the difference between greatness and madness?
perspective.
Is Laertes grief stricken when he sees Ophelia in her state of madness?
Yes.
How does ophelias insanity compare to Hamlets?
Ophelia is truly mad. She goes mad after her father is murdered (unintentionally) by Hamlet. Before he accidentaly killed her father, Hamlet also rejected Ophelia. She had thought she loved him and in combination, his rejection of her and the murder of her father drove her to insanity. Hamlet's "madness" is not a true madness. It is never truly revealed whether or not he is legitimately mad at any point in the play. He claims that he will "put on an antic disposition" and therefore act mad. His madness that follows in the rest of the play is most likely just an act since he has moments when he seems to be completely sane. Therefore, Ophelia's madness is a true madness which she was driven to by unfortunate circumstances while Hamlet's madness may just be an act that he chooses to put on as he plans to kill Claudius.
Who is Ophelia in Shakespeare?
Ophelia is Polonius's daughter and sister to Laertes in the play Hamlet.She is in love with Hamlet who pretends to be mad. Phelia dies in her madness.
What is Polonius analysis of 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.
What is the difference between A Brilliant Madness and A Beautiful Mind?
dream works
How does Claudius's opinion of Hamlet's condition differ from Ophelia's opinion?
Ophelia: "O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!" Claudius: "Madness? His thoughts do not that way tend!"
What do polonius decide about Hamlet?
Polonius has decided that Hamlet's madness is dervived from Ophelia denying his letters.
In the play Hamlet how does Polonius plan to use his daughter Ophelia?
In the play Hamlet, Polonius plans to use his daughter Ophelia as bait to determine the validity of Hamlet's madness.
What did the king think was the cause of ophelia's madness?
Claudius thought Ophelia was mad because Hamlet killed Ophelia and Laertes' father, Polonius. He says "O this is the poison of deep grief; it springs all from her father's death."
Why is ophelia mad in hamlet?
because the guy she loves, and probably had sex with, killed her father..... that isn't a good day for any girl, Ophelia took it hard and descended into madness.
How does polonius explain Hamlet's madness?
Polonius claims that Hamlet's madness is brought about by the fact that Ophelia has avoided contact with him. Polonius thinks that Hamlet is love-sick for his daughter.
What is the difference between Ophelia's madness and Hamlet'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.
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.
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"
Is Laertes grief-stricken when he sees Ophelia in her state of madness?
Yes. He states "O heat, dry up my brains! Tears seven times salt" He is devastated by her state of madness.
What does Polonius believe is the reason for Hamlet's madness?
He thinks it is because Ophelia, on Polonius's orders, spurned Hamlet's amatory advances.
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.
Hamlet questionable madness is starkly contrasted with ophelia's real madness in act 4 what has precipitated her madness was it necessary for her to go insane?
Ophelia's madness is precipitated by the death of her father, and the lack of any of the other men who continually told her what to do (Hamlet and Laertes). Was it necessary for her to go insane? From the point of view of the playwright it was convenient, because she had no further dramatic function, and at the same time, the occasion of her funeral will heat up the hostility between Laertes and Hamlet, leading to the final scene. Although he probably could have written her out of the story without making her crazy, so it wasn't strictly "necessary", it disposed of her neatly.
What is ophelIa doing when hamlet comes to her in madness?
Sewing in her closet. (A closet is not a place where you store clothes, but a private room for reading, sewing, etc.)
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 caused Ophelia's madness?
Against hamlet was his mere unkindness towards mainly everyone hamlet potrays a worried being who has promblems which go deep
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