The Love Of Hamlet For Ophelia
In William Shakespeare's, Hamlet, there are various debates or questions about whether or not Hamlet ever truly loved Ophelia. Although throughout out the story there are plenty of scenes proving that Hamlet had never loved her, and he was just using her, there is still a lot of evidence displaying to against that.
After Hamlet discovering the murder of his father, along with the disloyalty and incest did by his mother and uncle. The reality had Hamlet maintaining a very spiteful attitude on life, quietly detesting the world and its ways. He then grumbles about “Or that the everlasting had not fixed, / His canon 'gainst self-slaughter! O God, God! /… Seem to me all the uses of this world!” ( Shakespeare 1.2.131-134). Hamlet not only sees the world with a pessimistic attitude, but also is the feeling suicidal. Hamlet shows his inner thoughts on the value of life. Nonetheless, the main reason for his anger and irritation was due to the quick marriage of his mother and uncle, Claudius. Instead, what turndowns him the most seem to be his mother's actions as Hamlet angrily calls out, “frailty thy name is woman!” ( 1.2.146). From that moment on, he had an intense hatred towards his mother and women in general. It was that attitude that led to the horrible treatment of the lovely, innocent Ophelia in Act 3.
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For instance, he states that he “loved her once” (2.2.111). Even in Act V, Hamlet declared her love again, saying that 40,000 brothers could not express his love, and he hoped that Ophelia and himself (along with Laertes) would be buried under such high soil that the top of the mountain would be pierced by the sun. Although many people thought Hamlet had never loved Ophelia, he just wanted to throw everyone away. After this scene was over, it's evident how he honestly feels about