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Ophelia In Act 3.1 Of Hamlet

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In Act 3.1 of Hamlet, Hamlet sees Ophelia approaching him after his soliloquy and he wants himself to be in her prayers, referring to her as "The fair Ophelia", and a "nymph" (90). At this point in time, Hamlet is not mad at Ophelia yet, and wants her to pray for, and remember him; it is clear he sill loves her. “Fair” in this case means beautiful, as it is paired with the word nymph. A nymph is a forest spirit in Greek mythology, who appears as an extremely beautiful woman. Later though, he shouts "are you honest? Are you fair? That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit no discourse to your beauty" (105-110). In these lines, Hamlet is saying that Ophelia may be beautiful, but that does not reflect who she really is; he sees

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