tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post6414136495459953213..comments2023-02-27T03:53:34.869-05:00Comments on New Paltz Shakespeare: Hamlet's Character RevealedCyrus Mulreadyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949993053589030711noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7136593454417242564.post-45693922523780065042012-11-14T23:12:28.680-05:002012-11-14T23:12:28.680-05:00Barbara, I found your post intriguing to read. I c...Barbara, I found your post intriguing to read. I certainly agree with your perspective in assessing Hamlet’s un-heroic behavior. To add to the examples you mentioned, and in keeping with another prevalent theme in this week’s blog posts—the mistreatment of women in Hamlet—I find Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia to be particularly despicable. It’s hard to imagine that someone, even as distraught as Hamlet is over his father’s death, could find it in his conscience to speak so sexually demeaning toward Ophelia. Hamlet’s immoral behavior really makes me question just how “heroic” he is. In fact, the way Hamlet is so calculated makes me question the authenticity of his feelings. I certainly do not blame him for avenging the heartless, unnecessary murder of his father, but he could have gone about it in a much more effective way, certainly without hurting Ophelia or killing Polonius.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com