CHARACTERS: Ophelia Flashcards
1
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Ophelia’s madness is a . . .
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Ophelia’s madness is a rebellion against patriarchal society.
(Feminist Critic)
2
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Ophelia is deprived of . . .
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Ophelia is deprived of thought, sexuality and language.
- Elaine Showalter (Ophelia’s deprivations)
3
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Ophelia is portrayed as . . .
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Ophelia is portrayed as “an insignificant minor character.”
- Elaine Showalter (Ophelia as a character)
4
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Ophelia literally has . . .
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Ophelia literally has no story without Hamlet.
- Lee Edwards
5
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Ophelia’s “function . . .
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Ophelia’s “function in the play is vital”.
- Barber
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