The references of women in Hamlet are subtle, yet once found show how we have advanced in society since centuries ago (and how we haven't). Gertrude and Ophelia are blamed for many problems and are controlled by men in the story. Ophelia's father doesn't want her to be with Hamlet and she obeys him. Not only does her doubtless obedience show how society has changed, but they way her father assumes it is his right to decide whom Ophelia will love shows the difference of mindset between now and then.
I started wondering if I, in that time, would be offended by such treatment. Without today's supposed equality, would I have the same frame of thought as I would if I lived then? I think opinions are based on what we are surrounded by as well as our innate characteristics, so when one changes, will the other pull through?
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