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Post by jessbustamante on Oct 12, 2011 21:47:47 GMT -5
In act I, I was surprised when Laertes and Polonius told Ophelia that she should stay away from Hamlet. Most families in that time period would want that their daughters to marry someone related to the king or have the potential to become king. An example is when King Henry of England was married to Catherine and the Boleyn's sister were pushed by their family to seduced the king. Mary Boleyn became his mistress and later her sister Anne became his wife. The Boleyn family wanted to get a higher position in society and they used their daughters to do that. That was why i was surprised when Polonius told Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet instead of getting close to him. I also think that this predicts that something is going to happen to Hamlet in the future and that is why Polonius does not want to have any connections to Hamlet. Maybe Polonius has something to do with what might happen to Hamlet.
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Post by andrewmarkhoukal on Oct 13, 2011 11:20:19 GMT -5
I agree with this response, because girls back in those times were expected, if they could, to marry into some sort of wealth so they could provide for their parents when they are unable to work.
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Post by irubio on Oct 13, 2011 11:23:43 GMT -5
I totally agree with you. It would just seem normal that they would want her to marry him. I think Laertes has some hidden intentions though. Like possibly he wants the crown for himself. So maybe he's going to murder Claudius, marry Gertrude and take the crown. Just an idea.
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Post by kaitlyn on Oct 13, 2011 11:32:24 GMT -5
Jessica, I like your idea of relating Ophelia and Hamlet's love to his time period. They both grew up in a time where becoming king was the ultimate desire and drive in a person's life. Having a love with Ophelia bombarded the him from the idealistic desire for a man his age to become king. I like how you connected Hamlet and Ophelia to the Boleyn sisters. This is very interesting, and very insightful.( Extra Credit)
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Post by jensen40 on Oct 14, 2011 10:15:46 GMT -5
(Extra Credit) I agree with Jessica because back in that time period parents would normally want their daughter to marry a wealthy man that was in a very well respected family. It would only make sense that Laertes and Polonius have something against Hamlet. Also, they probably have some plan to overtake Hamlet's position to be the next king, after King Claudius dies.
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