Tuesday, November 27, 2007
does Hamlet love Ophelia?
I think that Hamlet did love Ophelia at one point in his life but is kind of confused with how he feels later on. Once his mother remarries Hamlet states " frailty thy name is woman" which is a broad generalization of woman. So by this Hamlet now has a different perspective of woman and how they act. He seems more discused and he even sound like he is questioning their motives in general. Though the text does not give direct conversation between Ophelia and Hamlet, in act 1 scene 3 Ophelia does say that Hamlet has made "many tenders of his affectionts" to her. This shows that at one point Hamlet did like her and was interested in her. Also, when the King and Queen are wondering about Hamlet, Polonius comes and says that he believes that Hamlet is in love and shows them the letters to Ophelia. These letters of love show that before the his father died, Hamlet did somewhat love Ophelia.
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