Ophelia

Ophelia by the end of act four somewhat takes the main lead character wise. Alone her life because of recent events has witnessed many tragedies. Firstly she has lost the love of Hamlet then on top of this she has lost her father at the hands of Hamlet although there is no real solid evidence to suggest that Ophelia knows that it was Hamlet that killed her late father.
Personally i feel that Hamlet is partially to blame for Ophelia's madness and ultimately her death. Although he isn't solely to blame i feel that Hamlet played a big part towards what eventually happened to Ophelia. The rejection he showed Ophelia obviously effected her mentally and it didn't help that on top of this rejection Ophelia then had to deal with the loss of her father.

Personally i think that the play could still have been good even if Ophelia wasn't in it although i feel that it would not have been as effective. My reason for this is simply that i feel Ophelia is used as a prop, bait if you like for Claudius and Polonius' plans to progress. Also if it had not been for Ophelia there would not be as much emotion due to the fact that in the previous scenes Ophelia is seen to be quite an Innocent character who loves Hamlet enough to lie to her father. She is seen as a very timid character who you would feel sympathetic towards. This is evident when she ultimately drowns, looking at it both ways if she had committed suicide we as an audience who sympathises with her would feel bad that Ophelia felt that bad that she had to kill herself because she felt like she had nothing more to live for. On the other hand if it was an accident and she fell into the water and drowned we would still feel sorry for her. I think that Shakespeare has used Ophelia as a character in which set the mood and atmosphere throughout the scenes. If she had not been in the play there would not be nearly as much sympathy and emotion in it and i also feel she is used as a sort of time bomb for Laertes feeling and anger to emerge.

Hamlet - Whats tragic.

After Act 1 & 2 i feel that there is a lot of tragic circumstances that have happened and that are inevitably going to happen.
Firstly not only has Hamlet had to cope with the loss of his father but then the fact that his uncle has married his mother shortly after I'm sure did not help Hamlets current state of mind. When he found out from the ghost of his late father that it was actually his uncle that killed his father this adds more grief to Hamlet then moreover he has sworn on a sword to avenge his father by killing his uncle. what is tragic about this is the fact that Hamlet has absolutely nobody to turn to. He turns everybody including his loved one against him so that he can pull off his plan. Inevitably Hamlet is going to upset his mother. He may possibly be beheaded for treason is he gets caught. Really Hamlet is trying to pull off the impossible.
I think by the end of Act 2 we realise even though Hamlet may not is that he is more like his uncle then we first thought in the way that Hamlet is very sly with how he plans things out. much like his uncle did when he murdered Hamlets father. Also i feel personally the Hamlet conducted his plan about the play to prove to himself rather then anybody else that he isn't being used like a puppet for the devil. as he mentions that the devil can assume a pleasing form.
I think whats tragic also is the lack of trust between all the characters because Hamlet cannot fully trust anybody. Another thing is that Hamlet lost his father and he also lost his mother, not in the same way he lost his father but he lost the connection with his mother. I think there is allot of tragedy and I'm sure there will be more to come.
After act 3 Hamlet's plan appears to have successfully touched a raw nerve of his uncle's. not only has Hamlet achieved this but he has also proved his thorie to Horatio therefore he has proved to himself and Horatio that the ghost is not a devil assuming a pleasing form, because of this fact Hamlet seems a lot more motivated and determined that he previously appeared. His primary plan was a success which has obviously given him reason and purpose to fulfill his promise to his late father. Hamlet is clearly in a better state of mind. Another thing is that Hamlet some what uses Ophelia to get at his mother, he becomes more flirtatious although its more in a aggressive sexual suggestive sort of way. He comes across as a womaniser and is clearly not bothered about anybodies reaction to this because he says quite lude things to her publicly although this could also be to get at Ophelia's father because Hamlet clearly does not like him in the slightest. He is very obvious with his hints towards the fact that he is being spied upon but then again he doesn't necessarily need to worry about it because of the fact that he has proven to himself that his uncle is guilty of the murder of his father.
After reading act 4 i think personally tragedy is shown when Ophelia's father is murdered. It is quite obvious that during this chapter king Claudius finds himself a little intimidated by Hamlet as he tries to send him to England, the king also talks to Laertes and twists his fathers death and makes Hamlet seem completely guilty to get Laertes on his side to plan how they are both going to rid themselves of Hamlet. i don't think there is much tragedy on that effects Hamlet per say but however the face that Ophelia and Laertes have lost their father is quite tragic amongst itself. Along with this Ophelia drowns or is drowned another tragic happening that laertes has to deal with. Hamlet must feel like he has the upper hand because he knows he has got his uncle exactly where he whats him. Scared beyond belief.
Act for has alot of tragedy in it. the fact that absolutely everybody dies bar Horatio is very tragic in deed. Hamlets mother is poisoned by a drink that was meant for Hamlet who is stabbed by a poisoned tipped fencing sword by Laertes who is stabbed by the same poisoned sword and then eventually Hamlet finally stabs King Claudius and kills him. there is so much loss in this act not only lives are lost but also love respect and honer. Its tragic because although Hamlet achieved his goal in the end, it can and a massive price.

The Great Gatsby chapters 8 & 9

Chapter 8.

Narative Style.
At the beginning of this chapter nick goes to see Gatsby, we are not really told the exact reason why because Nick doesn't really know himself. We also learn about Gatsby and Daisys intimate past with one another. Its quite weird really because we read alot of Gatsby's memories but these memories are shown still through Nicks prospectus. I dont really understand this because it seems quite odd because i dont get how exactly Gatsby's memories could be shown through nick. another key point of this chapter is that Gatsby get murdered by Wilson.


Characters/Characterisation.
Nick,Daisy,Mavromichealis,Gatsby and Wilson are the key characters throughout this chapter. We dont really find out a whole lot about most of the characters apart from Wilson really who took it upon himself to kill Gatsby on his own understanding that Gatsby killed his wife. This shows Wilson to jump the gun, his personality is to act before he thinks. It shows that the Buchanas were prepared to lie this is very slfish because Gatsby who was undoubtfully inocent is now dead and they are left to carry on with their lives.

Themes.
Love, Revenge, are shown as key themes in this chapter. Love because Gatsby waits outside Daisy's house to make sure she is okay. Revenge obviously because of Wilson murdering Gatsby.

Settings.
The key setting for this chapter is at Gatsby's house where Gatsby gets quite emotional is seems whilst he talks to Nick about the love he feels for Daisy.

Ideology.
I think the ideology in this chapter has something to do with trust and also not to act before you think. this is obviously put across because of Wilson not thinking about what he was doing. i think had he have thought about it he may have realise that he was not driving the car that killed myrtle.

Chapter 9.

Narative Style.
The last chapter focuses mainly on the death of Gatsby and how is has an effect on both the characters and the novel itself. Nick comes across as rather angry or frustrated concerning the amount of people who turned up to Gatsby's funeral. Naturally he thought that more people would have turned up considering the amount of people who turned up to his parties. There appears to be nobody who is bothered about his death atall.

Characters/Characterisation
In this chapter we are introduced to Mr.Gatz Gatsby's father. who seems proud of his son and repects his wishes because Mr.Gatz talks about Gatsby clearly prefuring the east also he shares some of his sons life plans with Nick.

Themes.
Greif, simply because of the death of Gatsby. this greif is clearly shown through Mr.Gatz because it his his soon who has been murdered.

Setting.
It is extremly hard to keep track of the setting in this chapter because of the fact that Nick is never in the same place. at some points he is at the gatsby household and at others he is at the funeral.

Ideology.
The ideology in this chapter is simply that life is too short. It can be taken from you as easily as it is given. because of this you should live your life to the full and treat everyday as your last.
Also the fact that you should never try to be something that your not and if somebody says you are not good enough for you that better yourself and move on.

The Great Gatsby chapters 6&7

In chapter six the narrative style is closely similar to what we have seen already in the novel. We are given alot of information about Gatsby himself at the beginning of this chapter although it confuses me how mick knows so much about Gatsby even if they have spoken many times. it just seems a little peculiar that Nick would know this much. In this chapter also Gatsby meets Tom. i think although Gatsby remembers Tom i don't feel that Tom remembers Gatsby although i think he tries to mask this and make out as if he does remember him. I think it is obvious that Gatsby dislikes Tom when he talks about his Arrogant eyes dominating his face.

All the characters in this chapter we have already met, although this chapter holds host to Gatsby kissing Daisy and daisy realising her feeling for Gatsby. Tom gets extremely jealous of Gatsby and Daisy's closeness.

Themes include suspicion, Romance, and jealousy.

The main setting for this chapter takes place in Gatsby's house at yet another house party. Nick talks about some unpleasantness being in the air, unpleasantness that wasn't previously there. although we aren't told about this unpleasantness i think it could connote Nick seeing the scene and events to come as if he was a bystander and not actually himself.

ideology perhaps in this scene could show that no amount of money can buy happiness because clearly Daisy is only with Tom for his money and the life she can get out of it whereas she would much rather be with Gatsby because she loves him and doesn't actually love tom.

chapter 7.

Chapter 7 shows Tom suggesting to Nick and Jordan that Daisy and Gatsby are having an affair.
it is once again shown through nicks prospectus which is nothing unusual. Nick and Gatsby go to visit Daisy and Tom at the Buchanan's house.

In chapter 7 we see Tom and Daisy's daughter which is extremely rare seeing as throughout the entire novel this child isn't seen at all. I personally forgot they even had a daughter together because the daughter is rarely seen or heard from at all. The fact that Daisy talks about the little girl not looking like her father at all suggest that maybe Daisy doesn't like the fact the the child's father is Tom or even that Daisy had another affair with somebody else and she is trying to innocently suggest this fact.

themes include, grief, anger, romance, love, confrontation.

The main setting for this chapter is Tom and Daisy's house. Also New york is another setting where there is a big argument between Tom and Gatsby also in New york we wittiness Myrtles Death in the Car accident.

I think the ideology in this chapter is simply the way in which rich people feel because they can pay people to be quiet and therefore shows arrogance and ignorance because they feel that because they are rich they have no conscience and that their actions will have no consequences at all.