The dominance of men was not only over the female's mind, but their body as well. The sexual objectification of Ophelia can clearly be seen throughout Hamlet, by the treatment of men around her. Hamlet, Ophelia’s boyfriend, asks Ophelia, "Lady shall I lie in your lap? When she replies, "No, my lord," he then states, "Thats a fair thought to lie between a maids' legs" (3.2.119-125). Hamlets comments bring about and remind us the view men took of women, and show us the worth they perceived was only found in what the female body provided for them. Men did not look at women as an insightful being, but instead as a sexual one. A women's body was considered another piece of the male’s property, in which he
The dominance of men was not only over the female's mind, but their body as well. The sexual objectification of Ophelia can clearly be seen throughout Hamlet, by the treatment of men around her. Hamlet, Ophelia’s boyfriend, asks Ophelia, "Lady shall I lie in your lap? When she replies, "No, my lord," he then states, "Thats a fair thought to lie between a maids' legs" (3.2.119-125). Hamlets comments bring about and remind us the view men took of women, and show us the worth they perceived was only found in what the female body provided for them. Men did not look at women as an insightful being, but instead as a sexual one. A women's body was considered another piece of the male’s property, in which he