Ophelia

Both Laertes and Polonius truly show that women are not the same as men and women are judged differently. They say that because Hamlet has gone mad that she cannot be with Hamlet and that Hamlet is second to the throne so she cannot be with Hamlet. However, if what Ophelia and Hamlet have is true love, Laertes and Polonius have no right to stop the process of love. Laertes and Polonius want to strip Hamlet of Ophelia and accuse Hamlet of lying to Ophelia and say that Hamlet does not really love Ophelia. Ophelia is a much lower class than Hamlet and because of that she is also not able to be with Hamlet. More so, Ophelia is a woman and women do not get a choice; therefore, Laertes and Polonius make the decisions for Ophelia.