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ACT 1 SCENE 3
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ACT 1 SCENE 3
Key themes
- Fathers and sons
- Polonius' advice to his son is fairly typical to many parents: the difference is apparent when he sends a spy to ensure Laertes is obeying his advice
- Women and sexuality
- Ophelia's honour is questioned by both her brother and father. Although she fights, she agrees to ensure she is above reproach where Hamlet is concerned
- Both men are quite challenging in their language and seem to have authority over her. However her argument is nowhere near as confident as some other women in Shakespeare's plays - i.e. Emilia in Othello
- Ophelia's honour is questioned by both her brother and father. Although she fights, she agrees to ensure she is above reproach where Hamlet is concerned
- Fathers and sons
Form, structure and language
- Polonius language of commerce
- free, bounteous, tenders - tells Ophelia that her value is measured in what her virginity and honour can provide
- Polonius language of commerce
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- Mind Map on ACT 1 SCENE 3, created by Anton Thorne on 17/07/2018.
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