Here is my presentation on paper no. 1 The Renaissance literature. My presentation topic is feminist approach in Hamlet.

1. The Feminist Approach
in Hamlet

2. Wilhelmina Drucker (1847-
1925) fought for the vote
and identical right for
women due to political.
She found Feminism.
Her goal of Women’s suffrage
was reached in 1917-1919.

3. FEMINISM-
 The principle advocating
social, political and all
other rights of women equal
to those of men.
FEMINIST -
 Who believes in Feminism
and tries to make changes
that helps women to get
equal right as a man.

4.  Women were considered the weaker sex and in need always of
being protected.
 Women belongs to their father and husbands.
 Women could not own property of their own.
 Female not allowed on the stage at the time were plays
perform by male.
 In several of the plays the female characters disguise as men
so the audience would have seen a man pretending to be a
women.
 Women married were expected to bear children, for
childbearing was considered an honor.

5. Gertrude
 Loyal to The king Claudius
 She Loved Hamlet
 Male Dominant
 Think about her body and
external pleasure
Ophelia
 A Sweet and Innocent
 Dependent on male
 Epitome of goodness

6.  Gertrude and Claudius:
-He is cruel and hungry for power.
-Gertrude disobey Claudius.
 Gertrude and Hamlet:
- Hamlet is insulting his Mother. but she remain
calm and quite.

7.  Throughout the play, Ophelia is the Victim of the
male characters around her.
 Ophelia and Hamlet:
- He treated her as a sexual women
- He makes Ophelia believe she is the cause of his
madness.
 Ophelia and Polonius :
- He treat her like his property.

8. Women in the play are :
 Easily manipulated
 Weak women
 Object for men
 Dependent on men
 Only two Female character in Hamlet
 Both are dying for men