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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...her built-up hope is dashed. She is told that Hamlet has shown no love for Ophelia! And, moreover, he has shown himself more erratic, savagely sarcastic and generally outrageous than ever. Already it is considered necessary for everybody to humour him, and her heart is full of fear, for the ugly murmur "madness" is now about everywhere. She refuses to lend an ear to it; he is griefdistracted, but no more. Her distress over Hamlet's health has of late absorbed her mind to the exclusion of any direct scruples of conscience. The King is her support and her comfort; in her distress she would be utterly lost without him; he is so patient with Hamlet, and with her grief, that she is devotedly appreciative of his love. However, she knows that Hamlet has arranged an entertainment for that evening, and has requested their presence. To her, it seems a good sign that he should busy himself with any pastime, and she doubtless builds more hopes on it. As he has constantly avoided her as well as Claudius since he yielded to her persuasion to remain in Denmark (would that he had not!), the fact that he has requested their presence seems of itself to imply conciliation. Therefore she dons her fairest gown, and looks, as she enters the great hall, more like her former cheerful self than she has done for many a day. As the Court group themselves in readiness for the performance (Act III., scene 2), Gertrude, who has been waiting to meet Hamlet's eye, does so, and ask him sweetly to--"Come hither, my dear Hamlet, sit by me." But that, with the aim he has in view, is impossible! "No, good mother," he replies tersely. Then, turning, he perceives Ophelia, and adds: "Here's metal more attractive!" and, seating himself at...
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Excerpt from The True Ophelia: And Other Studies of Shakespeare's Women I never wanted to play Ophelia. I had seen her played too often, for one reason, and I had not the slightest personal sympathy with her character, for another. Her "mad" scenes are the only opportunity she has of any acting; before then she is a quite negligible quantity, as anyone on the stage will tell you. At the best, Ophelia appeared to me as a pretty, fragile, stupid, weak little inanity, of no character whatever; her very madness only touching on account of her unprotected helplessness. It has long been a mystery to the many what such an intellectual and full-grown man as Hamlet could find to love and admire in so insipid a little creature. On the other hand, multitudes have denied that he ever was seriously in love with her at all, in spite of his own avowals, both verbal and on paper. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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