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Does Hamlet Truly Love Ophelia

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Does Hamlet Truly love Ophelia? In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, many arguments have been argued as to whether or not Hamlet is really in love with Ophelia. I believe that there is a lot of evidence arguing that Hamlet never loved Ophelia and that he was just using her. By the way he acts around Ophelia when he is alone with her, he shows that his feelings for her are true. Hamlet shows throughout the play that he is really in love with Ophelia. One piece of evidence showing that Hamlet really did love Ophelia is when he tells her, “I did love you” (Act 3 scene 1 line 126). Hamlet confesses that he truly loved her, but then goes back on his word and says he never loved. I think this could be the fact that Hamlet knows people are …show more content…

Hamlet feels that he has nothing to live for now that Ophelia is gone. In my opinion, if hamlet really loved Ophelia, he would have respected her wishes that the two of them would separate since the greatest act of giving to her would have been leaving her alone. Due to her father’s request that she not “slander any moment’s leisure as to give words or talk with the lord Hamlet” (Act 1 scene 3 lines 133-134) Hamlets constant stalking of Ophelia is indicative of the fact that Hamlets affection for her is bases on satisfying his own emotional needs, rather than true loves. As well, as the play progressed, it becomes even more obvious as told in his soliloquies, and the ways he treats herm that Hamlet’s intent is, and was to use Ophelia for only his own ends. Throughout the entire play, Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is questioned. What Hamlet is really doing is trying to throw off the other characters and make it seem like he does not love Ophelia, even though he really does. Hamlet did not want Ophelia to become involved in case Claudius decided to get revenge on Hamlet. Hamlet shows his love for Ophelia when he confesses to her that he loves her, when he tells her to go to a nunnery to protect her, when he sends her the letter, and when he finds out that she has died. Although many could argue that Hamlet never loved Ophelia, he was just trying to throw everyone else off. There is a great deal of evidence proving that his love was

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