How Did Hamlet Really Love Ophelia
In Hamlet, there are many questions as to whether Hamlet really loves Ophelia. Throughout the play, Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is questioned by her and others around him . What Hamlet is doing in the play sometimes is trying to throw out the idea and make it seem like he does not love Ophelia anymore , even though he really does. Hamlet did not want Ophelia to become involved in case Claudius decided to get revenge on Hamlet. Hamlet shows his love for Ophelia when he confesses to her that he loves her, when he tells her to go to a nunnery to protect her. Although many could argue that Hamlet never loved Ophelia, he was just trying to throw everyone off "the trail". There is plenty of evidence proving that his love was true. For example
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think about the way he acts around Ophelia when he is alone with her, he shows that his feelings for her are true. Hamlet shows his love throughout the play and one can see that he is really in love with Ophelia. Hamlet cares for Ophelia and he loves her more than any woman. Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is shown he writes a love letter for her, “to the celestial, and soul’s idol, the most beautified Ophelia”. This was one of Hamlet’s secret love letters to Ophelia, describing her. The letter later on reads,Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love. In the letter, Hamlet tells her that she can doubt his love but his love for her is eternal and true. Polonius uses this letter to make Claudius and Gertrude think that Hamlet is going crazy for Ophelia’s love. Another time we see that Hamlet really did love Ophelia is when he tells her, “I did love you”. Hamlet tells that he loved her, but then goes on to say that he never loved her. Which seems almost to be a lie, but he might have said this because Hamlet knows his conversation with Ophelia is being watched. There are many examples that show Hamlet isn't so easy to trust when he immediately asks Ophelia after they are done talking, “Where’s your father?”. When Ophelia tells him that Polonius is at home, Hamlet replies with: “Let the doors be shut upon him that he may play the fool nowhere but in ‘s own house”. This show that Hamlet has the idea that Polonius is watching him and is planning something. Laertes also see Hamlet’s love for Ophelia, when he say “Perhaps he loves you now; and now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch the virtue of his will” . Laertes' quote basically say that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia and he can see it vividly. Laertes’ words also foreshadow the future troubles between them. Laertes tells his sister that he may love her now and may have the best intentions for her now."For Hamlet and the trifling of his favor,Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,A violet in the youth of primy nature,Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,The perfume and suppliance of a minute.No more." The quote is about how one can see that Hamlet is affectionate to Ophelia, but it also foreshadows the troublesome future of their relationship. Laertes tells his sister, “Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, the perfume and suppliance of a minute. No more”. Laertes is telling Ophelia that his affection is more like an extravagant passion , it is sweet but not lasting. When Ophelia is having a talk with Polonius, she describes Hamlet to be loving and passionate, “He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me”,devoted to her, “And hath given countenance to his speech, my lord, with almost all the holy vows of heaven”. This in many ways suggest that Ophelia and Hamlet are going to in the near future become married .
Ophelia's obedience for her father leaves her open to the abuse of Hamlet, who accuses her of being unloving and deceitful.
He accuses her of being a "breeder of sinners" . Hamlet also says that if Ophelia were to marry, she'd turn her husband into a "monster" because she would destroy the person he once was. Ophelia is devastated by Hamlet's harsh behavior,and in the moment he says, "I loved you not", she most likely lose any feelings toward him. It is hard to know if Ophelia love Hamlet but if she did she was devastated that Hamlet, the man who once spoke to her with "words of so sweet breath" seems to turned on her and I, of ladies most deject and wretched,that sucked the honey of his music vows, now see that noble and most sovereign reason out of tune and harsh. Ophelia and Hamlet's relationship is nothing short of a typical game of cat and mouse. This entire time Hamlet has put himself out there constantly over and over again. No where in "Hamlet" does it say that Ophelia is in love with him. It even openly says that she just rejects his letters. His love for Ophelia is beyond any other women's dream. In his life he has been betrayed by his mother and he has taken it out on Ophelia. So there is evidence to one of the reasons Ophelia may not or will never love him. He was constantly abusing her verbally and emotionally. His hatred for his mother has almost blind Hamlet because almost every time they are together he has something rude and ignorant to say. " So you mis-take your husbands", he claims her and all the other women will and have mis-taken their husbands instead of taking them for better or worst. He makes Ophelia the advocate of women and when he does this he takes her and just unleashes his anger for women. Ultimately it is his mother's fault for ruining a mutual love between the two. Hamlet's mother is the one who made him into a monster." Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them",
Hamlet believed himself to be a wise man but soon found out that he wasn't exactly the he made himself up to be. His constant battle with love and hate for Ophelia made him mad in a sense and in this Ophelia goes mad too. With the death of her father she starts to think differently about life and death. Even though it is said to have been an accident her mind starts to go. While this is happening Hamlet has to keep his love for Ophelia only in his thoughts. In this he ultimately believes that his caged love is keeping Ophelia safe. Hamlet's love and anger is shown throughout the entire play. Hamlet shows it through the letters he send her to what he says to her when they are alone. Hamlet's anger is shown through verbal abuse. His action are extremely random and in the end toward Ophelia's death we see what they cause. When he believes he is doing something to protect others it actually backfires.
think about the way he acts around Ophelia when he is alone with her, he shows that his feelings for her are true. Hamlet shows his love throughout the play and one can see that he is really in love with Ophelia. Hamlet cares for Ophelia and he loves her more than any woman. Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is shown he writes a love letter for her, “to the celestial, and soul’s idol, the most beautified Ophelia”. This was one of Hamlet’s secret love letters to Ophelia, describing her. The letter later on reads,Doubt thou the stars are fire;Doubt that the sun doth move;Doubt truth to be a liar;But never doubt I love. In the letter, Hamlet tells her that she can doubt his love but his love for her is eternal and true. Polonius uses this letter to make Claudius and Gertrude think that Hamlet is going crazy for Ophelia’s love. Another time we see that Hamlet really did love Ophelia is when he tells her, “I did love you”. Hamlet tells that he loved her, but then goes on to say that he never loved her. Which seems almost to be a lie, but he might have said this because Hamlet knows his conversation with Ophelia is being watched. There are many examples that show Hamlet isn't so easy to trust when he immediately asks Ophelia after they are done talking, “Where’s your father?”. When Ophelia tells him that Polonius is at home, Hamlet replies with: “Let the doors be shut upon him that he may play the fool nowhere but in ‘s own house”. This show that Hamlet has the idea that Polonius is watching him and is planning something. Laertes also see Hamlet’s love for Ophelia, when he say “Perhaps he loves you now; and now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch the virtue of his will” . Laertes' quote basically say that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia and he can see it vividly. Laertes’ words also foreshadow the future troubles between them. Laertes tells his sister that he may love her now and may have the best intentions for her now."For Hamlet and the trifling of his favor,Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,A violet in the youth of primy nature,Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,The perfume and suppliance of a minute.No more." The quote is about how one can see that Hamlet is affectionate to Ophelia, but it also foreshadows the troublesome future of their relationship. Laertes tells his sister, “Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting, the perfume and suppliance of a minute. No more”. Laertes is telling Ophelia that his affection is more like an extravagant passion , it is sweet but not lasting. When Ophelia is having a talk with Polonius, she describes Hamlet to be loving and passionate, “He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me”,devoted to her, “And hath given countenance to his speech, my lord, with almost all the holy vows of heaven”. This in many ways suggest that Ophelia and Hamlet are going to in the near future become married .
Ophelia's obedience for her father leaves her open to the abuse of Hamlet, who accuses her of being unloving and deceitful.
He accuses her of being a "breeder of sinners" . Hamlet also says that if Ophelia were to marry, she'd turn her husband into a "monster" because she would destroy the person he once was. Ophelia is devastated by Hamlet's harsh behavior,and in the moment he says, "I loved you not", she most likely lose any feelings toward him. It is hard to know if Ophelia love Hamlet but if she did she was devastated that Hamlet, the man who once spoke to her with "words of so sweet breath" seems to turned on her and I, of ladies most deject and wretched,that sucked the honey of his music vows, now see that noble and most sovereign reason out of tune and harsh. Ophelia and Hamlet's relationship is nothing short of a typical game of cat and mouse. This entire time Hamlet has put himself out there constantly over and over again. No where in "Hamlet" does it say that Ophelia is in love with him. It even openly says that she just rejects his letters. His love for Ophelia is beyond any other women's dream. In his life he has been betrayed by his mother and he has taken it out on Ophelia. So there is evidence to one of the reasons Ophelia may not or will never love him. He was constantly abusing her verbally and emotionally. His hatred for his mother has almost blind Hamlet because almost every time they are together he has something rude and ignorant to say. " So you mis-take your husbands", he claims her and all the other women will and have mis-taken their husbands instead of taking them for better or worst. He makes Ophelia the advocate of women and when he does this he takes her and just unleashes his anger for women. Ultimately it is his mother's fault for ruining a mutual love between the two. Hamlet's mother is the one who made him into a monster." Or, if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool; for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them",
Hamlet believed himself to be a wise man but soon found out that he wasn't exactly the he made himself up to be. His constant battle with love and hate for Ophelia made him mad in a sense and in this Ophelia goes mad too. With the death of her father she starts to think differently about life and death. Even though it is said to have been an accident her mind starts to go. While this is happening Hamlet has to keep his love for Ophelia only in his thoughts. In this he ultimately believes that his caged love is keeping Ophelia safe. Hamlet's love and anger is shown throughout the entire play. Hamlet shows it through the letters he send her to what he says to her when they are alone. Hamlet's anger is shown through verbal abuse. His action are extremely random and in the end toward Ophelia's death we see what they cause. When he believes he is doing something to protect others it actually backfires.