Hamlet BP2 (14), Nine To Five

What happens when an ungrateful boss, hectic work schedule, and lack of control get too friendly? Revenge. The primary theme of Nine To Five, is also the canon theme of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Ophelia, similarly to the three women under the power of their boss, is under the power of her father, brother, Hamlet, and the king. Most prominently domineering is Hamlet, "O, my lord, I have been so affrighted" (2.1.85). The relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet is additionally controlling for Ophelia because of both the depth of her emotion for him and the fact that he is a prince, and as Polonius says, "Lord Hamletis a prince, out of thy star" (2.2.150). Ophelia's degraded circumstance parallels the inferiority of women in the 1980s workplace, shown in the movie not only to be professional but also physical, "He took me by the wrist and held me hard" (2.1.99). Within the interpersonal relationship of Hamlet and Ophelia, it is easy to see the lack of respect that Hamlet has for Ophelia. This prompts a need or drive for revenge.
Ophelia's similarities to the women in Nine To Five are extensive, though not all encompassing. The difference between the women in the movie and Ophelia is the women took their revenge upon their abhorrent boss while Ophelia simply obeyed her father, "No my lord, but did as you command" (2.2.120).