Okay, okay. He might have beat her up, but he did it out of love. In the end, Hamlet did go a little crazy and everything might have gotten out of hand, but this never dimmed his love for Ophelia. So, Hamlet did love Ophelia! This is known because of Ophelia’s talk with her family, Hamlet’s love letter, and his reaction to her funeral.
First Off! Ophelia talked with her Father and Laertes about Hamlet earlier in the play. They began to warn Ophelia about becoming too close to Hamlet, In defense, Ophelia begins to tell about all the things Hamlet has done for her. Ophelia tells her father that “He’s offered me a lot of affection lately(1.3.99).” and “he’s made the holiest vows to me to back up what he says(1.3.113-114).” It’s a big deal to make a vow, especially to another person! That’s exactly what Hamlet did for Ophelia, meaning he was not just saying this on a whim, he was serious. Hamlet wanted Ophelia to know that he was in love with her. Polonius, Ophelia's father, told her that it was all out of lust, but this is his only daughter of course he is going to be overprotective!
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It was in this letter that Hamlet made one significant statement: “But please believe I love you best, oh, best of all. Believe it(2.2.113-114).” Now, what’s more telling of one's unyielding love than a love letter? Professing his love for Ophelia, it sounded kind of sorrowful. This is his attitude because this letter was possibly his last chance to say this to her before everything hits the fan. That’s why some may say he was not in love with her, but in reality, he was trying to distance himself to protect her from getting hurt! Hamlet also tells Ophelia to not doubt his love for her! Hamlet knows that a bunch of stuff is about to happen, so he tells her this as