Wednesday, March 12, 2008

The Flowers Ophelia gave out:

The Flowers Ophelia gave out:

Rosemary-(Remembrance)

Laertes -for their father.

- To remember the things his father told him before he returned to school.

Gertrude - for the late King Hamlet.

Pansies-(Thoughts)

Laertes - For the raging thought in his head about what he should do about his father’s recent death.

Gertrude -Of her new relationship with her son Hamlet.

Fennel-(Flattery)

Claudius - his use of flattery to manipulate people.

Gertrude - her needing to be aware of being manipulated.

Columbines-(Disloyalty)

Claudius - his disloyalty to the entire country.

Rue-(Sorrow/Repentance)

Ophelia - For her sadness, due to the death of her father. She feels responsible for his death, and also the death of her mother who died during childbirth.

Gertrude - needs sorrow and repentance for her behavior.

Claudius - he needs some but has none.

Daisies-(Infidelity)

Gertrude - Her relationship with Claudius while Hamlet (her husband) was still alive.

Violets-(Faithfulness)

No One - She gives it to no one because she has no faith for anyone any more

~Paul Campbell~

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