Ofelia: an aesthetic figure from a feminist perspective
Abstract
The character of Ophelia has inspired multiple artistic representations and feminist critiques. I aim to contribute to the interest aroused by Ophelia by showing her as a heroine who draws a world like a prison which, with her death, she faces more drastically than Hamlet. In the introduction, I will analyze the character's evolution in Shakespeare's work using the Aguilar edition. In the second part, I will present a feminist reading of Ophelia. In conclusion, against feminist readings that place her in a fictional story or that portray her only as a victim of patriarchy, I will show her as a disengaged heroine who speaks to us of our human condition.
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