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How is suicide portrayed in Hamlet? Be sure to consider the moral, religious, and aesthetic aspect of this topic. -Mme Lajoie

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What are Hamlet's flaws? Would you consider one of his flaws the traditional fatal flaw we often see in Shakespeare's tragedies? How does it affect the outcome of the play? -Mme Lajoie

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How does Shakespeare portray women in Hamlet? Do you think that this portrayal is Shakespeare's personal opinion of women in Elizabethan times?-Mme Lajoie

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If you were to diagnose various characters with mental disorders, what would they be? Could these disorders have been prevented during the course of the play? -Mme Lajoie

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Would you consider Hamlet's society patriarchal? You may want to consider stereotypes and traditional gender roles. -Mme Lajoie

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Would suicide in Hamlet be portrayed as unnatural or natural? - Michaela

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Do you believe that Hamlet’s Flaw (not taking action) is the reason he didn’t go through with his thoughts and contemplation of suicide? - Michaela

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What are the differences between the way suicide is seen in Hamlet compared to modern times? - Michaela

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What are some of the factors that contributed to the characters suicidal thoughts in the play? - Kamal

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Is Hamlet justified in contemplating suicide given his situation?
-Ashlyn

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Did the era in which this play was portrayed affect Ophelia's fate?
-Ashlyn

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Did Hamlet's religious beliefs impact his decision to not go through with his suicidal intentions?
-Ashlyn

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Danielle
1. Did Shakespeare have any significant relationships or experiences with women that could have influenced the way he portrayed them?
2. How does the way in which women are treated in this play highlight the flaws of the men?
3. How does the character development of the women in Hamlet compare to that of the men?

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Would a greater involvement of women in the Elizabethan time change the way Shakespeare portrayed women in his plays?

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If women (like Ophelia for example) were to stand up for themselves, how would that change their portrayal?

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Is Hamlet's treatment towards women a portrayal of Shakespeares treatment towards women?

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Did the time period affect the way the play was written? If so, how?

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If Hamlet were to be re-adapted into modern times, how would the play be written?

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How were the women in the play affected by the patriarchy?

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What were the gender based expectations between men and women at that time?

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How has society changed after moving on from patriarchy? What did women gain from it?

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How was patriarchy prominent in Hamlet?

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1. Would you consider Hamlet’s fatal flaw to be a lack of courage or a pure lack of motivation?

2. Would you be more likely to forgive Hamlet for his revenge if he had killed Claudius earlier in the play?

3. Do you think that Hamlet’s carelessness ultimately results in his revenge being death ridden?

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Is it possible to say that male characters uphold the patriarchal image in Hamlet? If so how, and in what way were women affected by this?

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Are there signs of patriarchal patterns through Shakespear's plays?

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How does Hamlets behaviour oppose the traditional gender roles, despite the plays patriarchy?

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How were women portrayed and seen at that time on a general basis? their roles, expectations, involvements..

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What mental illness could Hamlet have and why?

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Could Hamlet be suffering from schizophrenia?

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Q1: How does patriarchy influence the character structures?

Q2: Are there any countries/cultures that practice a heavy patriarchal system? How is quality of life, especially for women?

Q3: What are the origins of the patriarchal social system?

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What are the roles of both Gertrude and Ophelia in the tragedy of the play?

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Does Ophelia have depression?

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How does the idea of women at that time (Elizabethan) and the portrayal of women in Hamlet either have similarities or differences.

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Is Hamlet showing signs of obsessive compulsive disorder?

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Do you think Hamlets indecisiveness somehow plays a part in his death?

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There are only two women in the play and both have very high status's in society. What role does that have in the play? What do their lives look like? What would their lives be like if they didn't hold the status's which they do?

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How does Ophelia suffer from mental illness (suicide)

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Links between women, virginity, holiness, adultery, convent? How does it differ then from now?

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What are Gertrudes struggles with mental health?

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What do you think Hamlets biggest fatal flaw is?

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Would you say that the ghost king Hamlet contributes to one of Hamlets fatal flaws?

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If the topic of suicide was not shunned by the christian religion, would hamlet and ophelia be able to reach out for help about their suicidal thoughts and ultimately be saved? -kamal

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How is suicide a theme in Hamlet? - Kamal

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What are some ways that the mental health issues that are portrayed in Hamlet could have been avoided?

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In the renaissance period, how did they treat people with mental illnesses?

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Is Claudius a narcissist?

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Did Hamlet ever lose touch with reality?

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In Elizabethen time, what were the expectations for women?

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When Hamlet is focused on exposing his uncle and the murder of his father, is his depression/suicidal thoughts "toned down" or simply set aside? - Owen

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When women explained any thoughts, concerns, opinons and more in the Elizabethan time, why were they labeled as crazy

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If Hamlet were to commit suicide, how would it affect the unfolding of the play? - Owen

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How did Ophelia's demise influence the way the other character's see her? - Lilly

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Could we consider Hamlet's motivation to uncover the truth about the murder of his father a cooping mechanism against his suicidal thoughts? - Owen

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How does Laertes portray signs of psychotic disorder?

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Do you think that Hamlet's tendency to overthink scenarios and decisions was a main cause of his "insanity" ?

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If therapists were prevalent in this era, would Hamlet have had reached out, or would his uncle/father have had an impact on this decision? - Lilly

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Do you think Hamlet's death could have been avoided if he hadn't waited so long to avenge the death of his father ?

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1. Why does Shakespear portray women as fake or vulnerable to sexual temptation, for example when Hamlets mother remarried so soon he blamed it on the "frailty of women and on her vulnurability to sexual temptation?
2. In the Play Hamlet also mentions that Ophelia is fake because she wears makeup and he sees it as a disguise.
3. Why do the men in most of Shakespears plays talk down to the female characters or turn it to makeit seem like  their decision was based on sexual temptation?
4.Would people still like to read this play if the Women spoke to the male characters the way they do to the women.
5. What do the males in this play expect from the women.

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How is Hamlet sexist

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Are there examples of  misogny in these plays that are still portrayed in todays plays and our everyday life?

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Do you think King Hamlet has/had a mental disorder, if so which one?

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How did Hamlet's mental state affect the outcome of the play?

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How did Claudius' fear of being found guilty affect his actions?

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How does Hamlet show signs of depression?

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How do Hamlet's doubts affect Hamlet's actions, or lack of actions

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How does Hamlet's procrastination affect the outcome of the play

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How does Hamlet show signs of being a coward

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Did depression directly influence Hamlets actions?
Lilly

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Would you believe that Hamlet's tendency to act on impulse/passion and not reason played a factor in his downfall ?