Author: SIJIE LI

This book discovered a treasure trove of ideas that were enlightening to women — the virtues of women. They are not some external characteristics, such as age, appearance, origin, etc., nor is it an abstract concept, but a noble way of life, that is, through positive self-cultivation and improvement, to achieve the organic unity of personal excellence and social achievements. Before this moment, only a few men, including those who are humanists in the traditional sense, had ever given women such high recognition and expectations for human qualities. From this moment on, women, or at least those “noble women”, will probably have as many human virtues as men, and let these virtues guide their actions, thereby winning honor for themselves and benefiting others and the whole society.

Ophelia is a small character in Hamlet, but she acts as a fulcrum in the whole play in three aspects. Firstly, Hamlet is emotionally fragile, therefore, her departure and death are the pivots of Hamlet’s madness. Their love makes the play more logic and tragic. Secondly, Ophelia is so innocent that all her dream is to be in love with Hamlet and live a happy life. Hamlet wanted to be like his father, but his father’ death and mother’s remarriage ruined everything. At last, Ophelia’s fake madness leads to Hamlet’s actual madness. Thirdly, Ophelia’s personality contributes to the tragedy a lot. Ophelia is kind, innocent and weak. She believed in the so-called truth that her father and king told her, and she followed what they told her. Hamlet saw the shadow of Ophelia in the image of his mother, so he did not care about whether Ophelia is innocent or not. What Hamlet did was to vent his anger to her, which leads to the tragedy of Ophelia. Although, Ophelia is only a small character, her emotion, dream and personality make Hamlet more round and vivid, and make the whole play more exciting and colorful.

First, Agamemnon killed his own daughter, and all he wanted was conquering the world. However, I think this does not mean that he has no love, it’s gender discrimination. If his child is a boy, he will not kill him. This work expresses the suffer and struggle of women in the patriarchal society.

Second, Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon not only for revenge, but also for her fear and desire for power. She hated Agamemnon because he killed her daughter, and she also feared that Agamemnon knew her disloyalty and killed her. Gradually, she had the desire that she and her lover could gain the power after Agamemnon’s death. In all, Clytemnestra lost her mind and went crazy due to her hatred.