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    play Hamlet, love plays a big role in the story line because it is almost like the main couple have been portrayed star-crossed lovers. The main character Hamlet has his eyes set on the Fair Ophelia since the day he first saw her and she feels the same that he does. But due to unfortunate events (which include Old Hamlet being murdered, Hamlet’s mother marrying Hamlet’s uncle and etc.) neither Hamlet nor Ophelia profess their love to one another. The reason Hamlet never comes clean to Ophelia about

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    Hamlet, a play written by William Shakespeare, illustrates the struggle Hamlet has with the different women in his life. Hamlet has very few woman in his life, and none of their relationships seem to be dysfunctional. Ophelia and Hamlet share a romantic relationship, but struggle throughout the story to express their feelings about each other. Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, struggles to prove that she had nothing to do with the death of Hamlet’s father, resulting in resentment from Hamlet. Throughout

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    Hamlets Love For Ophelia Although the play Hamlet was written nearly 450 years ago by William Shakespeare, scholars still pose the question, “Did Hamlet really love Ophelia?” I believe Hamlet had feelings for Ophelia, but he never demonstrated true love for her. Several times in the play Hamlet denies his love for Ophelia. If he truly loved her, he would not want to hurt her. When Hamlet accidently killed Polonius, he did not try to console Ophelia. If he truly loved her, he would have been at her

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    play, Hamlet, the character Ophelia is very controversial due to the fact that Shakespeare places her as the focus inside the minds of all the men in her life such as Polonius, Laertes, and Hamlet. Although Ophelia may appear to just be a beautiful, weak girl, she has the ability to gain power and attention over all of the men in her life. Throughout the play, Ophelia does not have much of a voice while also being mistreated and emotionally abused by her boyfriend Hamlet. Although Ophelia does

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    tragic endings. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the reader is left to interpret Hamlet’s true feelings for Ophelia. Ophelia being the stereotypical clueless female character, while Hamlet’s the self-absorbed know-it-all, yet despite this clear distinction between the two, Ophelia manages to affect Hamlet. Ophelia was a fundamental part of Hamlet’s life, and Hamlet was in love with her. The influence Ophelia has on him is a clear indicator that Hamlet’s in love with her. Hamlet confessed he loved her, only

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    love for Ophelia is strangled by the spying, lying, and madness, which poisons the atmosphere of the Royal House of Denmark. Shakespeare's play “Hamlet” tells the tale of murder, love, madness, and lies. The romance between Hamlet the vengeful prince and Ophelia the innocent girl is a love story filled with deceit, sorrow, and insanity. Both individuals, torn between desire and duty, suffer due to the poisonous atmosphere of their royal household. The tragic and toxic romance between Hamlet and Ophelia

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    The story of Hamlet is a morbid tale of tragedy, commitment, and manipulation; this is especially evident within the character of Ophelia. Throughout the play, Ophelia is torn between obeying and following the different commitments that she has to men in her life. She is constantly torn between the choice of obeying the decisions and wishes of her family or that of Hamlet. She is a constant subject of manipulation and brain washing from both her father and brother. Ophelia is not only subject to

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    Hamlet a tragic play written by William Shakespeare is most commonly known as the main character avenging his father, King Hamlet’s death. Deep under the surface of Hamlet’s trials and tribulations lies his lustful love connection with Ophelia. Residing in Denmark, a young woman named Ophelia lives under the household of Polonius and is the sister of Laertes. As Ophelia struggles with expression of her thoughts and emotions, her voice is trampled by a patriarchal society. Her male influences coupled

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    In the book Hamlet the readers aren’t asking the reason behind Hamlet delaying the killing of King Claudius, they are asking if Hamlet and Ophelia truly loved each other. In many occasions Hamlet was disrespectful and insulting toward Ophelia who didn’t deserve it, but in the end Ophelia always came back to him. A lot of times you couldn’t tell if Hamlet truly loved Ophelia or if he thought of her more as a “lover,” but when it came down to the most important times he proved his loyalty and love

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    of Hamlet: Hamlet’s father is killed, Hamlet’s mother marries the evil Uncle, everyone thinks Hamlet has gone mad, and almost everyone dies at the end. In David Tennant’s version of Hamlet, the use of the characters’ physical antics, interactions with each other, the stark similarities between the characters, and the way they dress, changes how the audience interprets each character’s actions and contribution to the play as a whole, which then determines how successful this version of Hamlet is.

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