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Does Hamlet Love Ophelia Analysis

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Another major type of relationship is one between two lovers, and Hamlet has this connection with Ophelia. Hamlet’s opinion towards her varies a lot. Initially, a love letter that Hamlet wrote for Ophelia is revealed and Hamlet tells her, “Doubt that the sun doth move; / Doubt truth to be a liar, / But never doubt I love” (2.2.116-119). Hamlet is confessing an undying love for Ophelia in this excerpt. He tells her that his love for her is more certain than some of the most common truths of the world. For some very extreme promises, Hamlet changes his mind completely when he later tells Ophelia, “You should not have believed me, for virtue / cannot be so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish / of it. I loved you not” (3.1.117-119). Ophelia has not done anything …show more content…

Ophelia has trusted Hamlet entirely free of doubt, and this sudden change of heart destroys Ophelia emotionally. She begins to go mad due to her inability to cope with the instability of their relationship. Ophelia is found dead due to drowning shortly after. After her death, Hamlet’s opinion towards Ophelia changes once again. Hamlet stumbles upon her funeral and tells Laertes, “I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers / Could not with all their quantity of love / Make up my sum” (5.1.271-273). Ophelia is just another victim of Hamlet’s intense uncertainty. Everyone has the ability to control the trust that they place in others, and the exact amount of this trust should fluctuate across different people. It takes a lot of reasoning in order to distinguish the various individuals who are reliable and those who are not. Doubt and certainty are

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