Ophelia is a beautiful woman who is at the mercy of the male figures in her life – mainly her father, Polonius and her brother Laertes. Laertes and Polonius love Ophelia tremendously and feel it is their obligation to shelter her from the cruelty of the world. When Polonius is told that Ophelia has entertained Hamlet without any parental consent, it is stifled very quickly by Polonius and Laertes – the double voices of patriarchy – telling her that she is too naive and that her behavior is unsuitable. In Act I, Scene III he begins his dialogue with Ophelia by warning her of the potential danger that love with Hamlet (Ophelia’s lover) could bring. He feels it his obligation to protect her form a potential broken heart: “The canker galls the infants of the spring Too oft before their buttons be disclosed,” (I, III, 39-40) implying that Hamlet, as the canker, may ruin her before she ‘blossoms’.
“This have I thought good to deliver thee, my dearest partner of greatness”. Lady Macbeth’s first appearance in the play is when she is shown reading the letter that her husband has written to her about meeting the three witches: “Glamis thou art, and Cawdor and shalt be”“What thou art promised.”Lady Macbeth however knows the attitude of her husband and what he’s like and she knows that if her husband wants something, he’ll want to achieve it in the fairest way possible. She laughs at what she considers his weakness:”yet I do fear thy nature, it is full o’ the milk of human kindness” Lady Macbeth feels she must find the confidence to persuade Macbeth to leave his soft side which prevents him from seizing the crown. Throughout the first act Lady Macbeth seems the stronger partner in the relationship and she calls out supernatural powers and calls for “spirits” more powerful than her own. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts.” She tells him to hurry home so that she can poison his mind.
Indeed despite Hawthorne telling us to laugh at and ridicule the ugly Hepzibah, she displays a far greater sense of good and a much more complex character than Phoebe. In Chapter 9, we see a deep love of Hepzibah for her brother Clifford and a willingness to care for and show him devotion. However, when she tries to read his favorite stories he rebuffs her because of her looks and
The overly dramatic scenes, made to be serious, leave viewers scorning its awkwardness. The slow motion scenes along with the music, overemphasizes the spelling bee, leaving viewers doubting its authenticity. Although the supporting characters do a good job in showing Akeelah’s development, their feelings waver too quickly. What was once a mean, unbending character changes to an overly supportive one with a single event. Looking for a movie to
Shakespeare shows this is the opening scene, when Claudio takes notice of Hero. He first asks Benedick for his honest opinion of her, to ensure that she is a suitable choice for a wife. The language used in their conversation likens the interest in Hero to the purchase of a jewel- “Would you buy her, that you enquire after her?” “Can the world buy such a jewel?” The imagery of the jewel here can be seen as either a romantic proclamation or a metaphor for the process of courting a lady; the man selects the girl he likes the most then confirms her worth. But despite Claudio’s ‘infatuation’ with Hero, Shakespeare maintains that social status always comes first as Benedick and Claudio must constantly strive
Thou dost infect mine eyes.” In spite of her obvious dislike towards him, he successfully wins her over by falsely proclaiming his love for her saying “Your beauty was the cause of that effect; Your beauty: which did haunt me in my sleep.” The diction used in this scene highlights Richard’s deceiving skills. In the beginning of this scene Anne’s dislike to him is evident when she uses ‘black magician” metaphorically to describe Richard. However in the latter part of the scene we see her demeanour to him gradually softens despite him being her husband’s killer which is highly significant; “With all my heart; and much it joys me too, To see you are become so penitent.” Another example of Richards’s skill in deception is the scene when he tries to persuade Elizabeth that he loves her daughter and that he shall marry her. Just like Anne her approach towards him was hostile given that she believed he was the reason for her sons’ downfall. However, Richard once again succeeds in manipulating her into believing he loves her daughter; “thou dost love my daughter from
Batista claims he must first marry off Katherine as she is the eldest. However, in the 16th century Katherine is a woman who does not have the characteristics of an ideal spouse. She is too witty and considered unladylike as she mouths off. As suitors for Bianca, who is very obedient and soft spoken toward men, line up, the struggle for Kate to be married off is taken into the hands of the men. Hortensio tries to persuade Petruchio to marry Kate, “And wish thee to a shrewd ill-favored wife?
Lady Bracknell undertakes the role of an over-controlling mother. She married well and he main intention is getting her daughter Gwendolin married to an eligible young man. We see this where during the interview between Jack Worthing and Lady Bracknell where she starts it off by saying, “I feel bound to tell you that you are not down on my list of eligible young men…” This shows us her immediate concern over him and his character so that he is ‘good enough’ for
She shows delight as she sees herself in the mirror without the birthmark on her cheek any longer. Georgiana feels badly for Aylmer, she sees that he is happy that he has made her perfect, but he has aimed to high for perfection, willing to lose the love of his life as he strives to create perfection. Georgiana then passes away as the last tint of the birthmark fades away, again leaving Aminadab in a chuckle. Almost as he knew that his boss’ obsession would cost him his great love. Georgiana knew what would be the most likely outcome of her husband’s experiment on her, yet was willing to submit to it to make him happy.
As you can imagine, the pressure to marry well is high. When Elizabeth is slighted with the opportunity to meet a ravishing young fellow named Mr. Darcy, she is drawn in by his wit and charm. Mr. Darcy is by far the passionate choice in the war between passion and responsibility. Elizabeth didn’t much like Darcy at the beginning of the novel but once he admits what he does for Elizabeth’s younger and older sisters, she realizes that he couldn’t possibly be a bad man. The conflict begins with Elizabeth’s parents.