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Hamlet Socratic Question 1 - Second Marriage Does marrying a second time have any effects on one's children? Hamlet is mentally and physically effected by his mother's remarriage.

This is an important topic because Hamlet had a very hard time dealing with the passing of his father, the king and his mother remarrying his uncle. He didn't know how to deal with all his emotions and some people thought he had become crazy from it. He struggles greatly and starts to imagine and see his father which guides him but no one else can see him except his friends which is hard for Hamlet to understand. Now a days, it's more frequent then ever that parent's are getting divorced or one of the spouses passes away and then the spouse remarries. This could have an effect on children if they have any because they grow up with this mother or father figure in their life so multiple years and then it could all change very quickly and letting someone go is hard but trusting someone with your personal belongings and letting them into your life is even harder, especially if you don't know them which most children don't. It's hard for young children to grasp the idea of divorced parents because they don't know what that means yet. It seems like it's the hardest for teenagers, going through high school and either situation happens because they have school to keep on top of, maybe a part time job, and seeing their parents fight or go through an emotionally hard time, effects them as well. Most teenagers don't know how to deal with their emotions and need help.

http://www.mdrc.org/publication/effects-marriage-and-divorce-families-and-children If the topic of divorcing a spouse or a spouse passes away and the mother or father is getting remarried, you have to make sure you deal with it in a proper way or else in the long term, the child(ren) could end up poorly and in a bad mental state. If a couple decides to split up, it can effect the child more by having a greater chance of high school dropouts, being put into jail, girls becoming pregnant at a young age, or getting into hard drugs to suppress their real feelings. It's relevant to the story because Hamlet doesn't know how to deal with his feelings about his father passing away and mother marrying his uncle and he ends up lashing out, killing a man and not realizing what he has done. It addresses my question because the article that Gordon Berlin wrote, hits all the major key points about remarrying. This article also talks about how if remarriage does occur in your family, seeking help isn't a bad idea. It never is. If you need someone to talk to about your feelings and don't want to share them with your parents or siblings, there are always different ways of talking about it. You can go to therapy sessions, where it's one on one and you know that your safe with saying whatever you want to, you can talk on the phone with an anonymous person who also had advice for you too. Your not alone, there are people all over the world going through remarriage and everyone deals with their emotions and how they feel differently.

Hamlet Socratic Question 2 - Restrictive Siblings Ophelia was leaving for France and just before she was leaving, her brother, Laertes reminds her the ways of men. What they'll do to her just to get a sexual relationship with her and his concern for her. Sometimes men will only want one thing and he won't stop until he gets it and he'll say anything and everything to make it happen. Despite what Laertes says, he was being hypocritical because he wasn't thinking about the future for himself and his plans. Does one's perspective vary if it's from a complete stranger or someone they know? (family member or friend)

http://www.gurl.com/2011/07/27/my-brothers-are-over-protective-dating-family-advice/ This question and response article talks about how a sister hangs out with mainly boys because she has more of an interest in boy activities then girls and how she can't talk to boys without her three brother eyeing him down. Heather's response to this article is excatly why Laertes acted the way he did towards his sister Ophelia. Older brothers have an attachment with their younger sisters and know them inside out. They don't want to see them upset or cry over a boy because since they are boys themselves they know what boys want, what they'll do to get it, how they get it and everything. Any chance they get to talk to their sister about boys they will. They hangout with their friends constantly and see them hurt girls daily. They don't care about anyone else getting hurt unless it's their little sister. Once she gets hurt, any chance that her brother gets to talk to the boy that hurt his sister, he'll talk to them. He most likely will threat them and scare them off and then he'll apologize to her. Brother's sometimes get to a point though when they're too over protective and the sister physically can't talk to any boys without him already talking to him. Brother's just want whats best for their sisters and vise versa, just brother's show it more. Laertes is concerned for his sister and warns her. Laertes should take his own advice though and listen to what he says to Ophelia.