Weekly Blog: Week 14

I made a deeper connection in Hamlet last week when I decided to write my essay not on the weaknesses in women, but the weaknesses of men in the play. They try to prove themselves strong and powerful by ordering around the women who they know will be obedient, and the women have to allow themselves to be controlled, which on some level takes much strength. People often try to prove themselves to others and live according to set expectations. These expectations leave us with no room to develop goals for ourselves if we try to abide by those of others. This creates limitations for men and women in society, which is what happens in Hamlet.