Misogynistic or Misinterpretation

Misogynistic or Misinterpretation

For Hamlet to be considered a misoginist play we must understand the times, the

roles women played during the reinassance period, but why these female

characters acted they way they did.Did Sheakespeare have in mind to purosfully

write these characters as fragil, dumb, vunurable females, potraying women as

evil beings? or was he writing them in mind with how the times were?

To better understand why this play gives off a misoginistic feel, it must be

understood that there are also only 2 main female characters, Ophelia and

Gertrude. But it can not be misoginist soly because of this, evil is present with all

the sexes, bad choices is not only for one gender. Hamlets reasons for hatered

towards women is almost understandable. Ophelia is being controled by her

Father to the point of embarasment. His behavior towards Ophelia transaltes to

him thinking that all women are simply mans puttpets and are breeders of sins

(Shakespeare,Act 3115) . His hatred towards women is all because of their

unfaithfulness. He witnessed Gertride's marriage with Claudius and noticed that

she barely even greifed for her Husband. Treated him as if he was an old

chapter in a book and never mattered. He believes that the love of a woman is a

very "Brief" love (Shakespeare, Act 3,141). anyones bad choices that they makes,

causes the origins of ones hate towards one an other and we need to see that it

was not only the women that made these bad choices either. Claudius seduced

his mother, Claudius killed his Father,Rosengrants and his friend want material

rewards betraying Hamlet, Hamlet for seeking Revenge, These women are not

the only ones making these bad choices either.

Leaving the choices of these characters aside, We can notice the throughout the

play, Hamlets behaviour toward Ophelia is very obloquious and misogynistic

thoroughout the play and most of their conversations. His comments towards

her usually have a sexual implication,