Aggressive and Passive Aggressive and Passive are two inverse attitudes to things, events or life. They cause different results. Offred and Ophelia are two women who have contrary destinies because of their different attitudes. Offred is a powerless woman in "the Handmaid's Tale". She's a handmaid of a commander in Gilead. She has no freedom. She belongs to him as a property. Her only duty is to have sex with the commander and give birth …showed first 75 words of 446 total…

…showed last 75 words of 446 total…is passive already. Unfortunately all the bad things just happen to her, which makes tragedy of Ophelia sadder. If she's much more aggesive, things might be different. In general, aggressive and passive, these two attitudes will surely make the things different. No matter how powerless you are, how frustrated you are, how unlucky you are, you should be like Offred, don't give up, be aggressive. Don't copy Ophelia, you will see the result is different.