Books
Callaghan, D. (Ed.). (2016). A feminist companion to Shakespeare. John Wiley & Sons.
Callaghan’s (2016) book provides a thorough analysis of the manner in which female characters are portrayed in Shakespeare’s famous plays, including “Hamlet.” Specifically, the author refers to the problem of being confined in the prison of gender stereotypes that can be experienced when reading Shakespeare’s works. Thus, a detailed analysis of how Shakespearean characters represent or embody gender stereotypes is provided.
Rhodes, K. (2017). Ophelia and Victorian visual culture: Representing body politics in the nineteenth century. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rhodes’ (2017) study addresses the character of Ophelia directly, explaining her tragedy and the development that she experienced throughout the play. Specifically, the author mentions Ophelia’s madness as the symbol of rigid gender expectations and stereotypes to which people had to conform at the time. As a result, a comprehensive overview of Ophelia’s character development is offered.
Reports from Organizations and Government Documents
The characthers of Hamlet and Ophelia. Characther analysis. (2020). Web.
Giving an insight into the characters of Ophelia and Hamlet simultaneously, this paper seeks to engage with the reader by examining the connection and reciprocity between the specified characters. The author compares the fate of Ophelia to that one of Hamlet, yet the nature of their death is different in the poem. Nevertheless, the play still sets the tone and the mood for the further development of the plot immediately, for which the authors of the play should be credited.
Women’s History Month events at the Library of Congress. (2018). Web.
Allowing participants to gain insights into the history of women by providing them with access to the foundational pieces written by women, the Library of Congress has contributed to the active promotion of book literacy, as well as a more nuanced interpretation of the author’s childhood. As a result, the reader gains insight into the historical events during which women played especially significant roles.
Journal articles with DOI
Gupta, A., & Tiwari, S. K. (2020). Shakespeare’s women characters as a mirror of society. International Journal of English Literature and Social Sciences, 2(6). doi:10.24001/ijels.2.6.13
The article addresses the works of Shakespeare from the feminist standpoint. Every book or play is incorporated into the analysis, with a detailed assessment of the effects that specific works of Shakespeare may have affected his further development as an author and researcher. The paper meets the set examples by providing evidence from Shakespeare’s life.
Pillai, T. (2020). Mourner-confessors: The masala intercommunity of women in Rudaali and Hamlet. Postmedieval, 11(2), 243-252. doi:10.1057/s41280-020-00178-5
Pillai provides a chance to access well-being and overall community development in his work. The book provides insights into the choice of strategies for teaching English. In addition, the author draws parallels between the cultural traditions of the target population and the narrative of “Hamlet.” Specifically, the role of women in its narrative is considered in the specified work. The author makes it evident that Shakespeare did not seek to subvert the traditional perception of women completely, yet his works, especially “hamlet,” contains insightful commentary on the role of women within society.
Journal articles with permalink
Walkling, S. V. (2019). Ophelia’s terror: anatomizing the figure of the female suicide bomber in The Al-Hamlet summit. Cahiers Élisabéthains, 99(1), 161-172.
Another article addresses the internal conflicting Ophelia as one of the crucial aspects of the personality in “Hamlet,” the article under analysis also points to the roles that female characters typically played in Shakespeare’s plays. Thus, the article emphasizes that, while being innovative and fresh for the tie when the works were published, the representations of women and gender relationships in Shakespeare’s works could use greater variety and diversity.
Wilson, J. (2019). The meaning of death in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. ANQ: A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles, Nothes and Reviews, 1-5.
Exploring the function that death performs in “Hamlet,” the author of the research considers the death of Ophelia as the main female character. The results of the analysis indicate that Ophelia’s role did not go significantly beyond the scope of what was expected of women at the time. Nevertheless, the article accepts the revolutionary effect that Ophelia’s character had at the time as a subversive one.
Websithes or Electronic sources
Women in Hamlet. (n.d.). Web.
Tackling the issue at hand directly, the specified website strives to explore the role of women and gender in Shakespeare’s works by considering the role that female characters played in Shakespeare’s plays and other narratives. The assessment returns rather peculiar results as the webpage in question allows women’s history to unfold in front of the visitor.
Hitchcox, S. (2019). Shakespearean madwomen and the gendered portrayals of mental illness that devalue them.
Finally, the representation of women in the characters that were expected to serve as the foil for the creation of male ones, as well as those that have few lines and die nearly instantly as the story unfolds, need to be mentioned. Although these are present in Shakespeare’s work, they are quite few, which means that Shakespeare did introduce a rather progressive perspective on gender relationships and the role of women in the life of a community.