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    Laertes worries about his sister Ophelia's honor and gives her advice as her brother to obey her father's orders. However, Ophelia sassily tells Laertes to follow his own advice while also promising to obey her father, highlighting the inequality between men and women at the time where women were expected to be powerless and obey men.

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    themes in Hamlet by shakespeare

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    Laertes worries about his sister Ophelia's honor and gives her advice as her brother to obey her father's orders. However, Ophelia sassily tells Laertes to follow his own advice while also promising to obey her father, highlighting the inequality between men and women at the time where women were expected to be powerless and obey men.

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    Laertes worries about his sister Ophelia's honor and gives her advice as her brother to obey her father's orders. However, Ophelia sassily tells Laertes to follow his own advice while also promising to obey her father, highlighting the inequality between men and women at the time where women were expected to be powerless and obey men.

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    1.

    Love as family member

    Laertes worries about Ophelia's honor


    just as Hamlet worries about Gertrude's.
    He gave Ophelia a lot of advises as a
    brother.
    2. Inequality between
    men and women.
    THEMES DERIVE 4. Women are powerless
    Ophelia promises, but FROM MAIN Ophelia promises to obey
    sassily tells Laertes to EVENT
    listen to his own advice. ; women in Denmark are
    expected to obey.

    3. Appearance vs Reality

    Polonius gave Laertes


    advice, but gives Ophelia
    orders.

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