Hamlet’s mind is a mess. The theme of love is mentioned throughout Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Throughout the play, Hamlet’s view of love alters. Originally, he believes that love is real, as exhibited through his parent’s relationship. But after the death of his father, his view dramatically changes. The two influential women in his life, Gertrude and Ophelia, help to influence these changes. From Gertrude, Hamlet loses the belief he had in love and from Ophelia, he understands the idea of lust. Because of the events that unfold in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet’s view of love morphs to become an idea based on lust. Hamlet’s thinks of the idea of love after his father’s death. He cannot leave Denmark because the King and Queen do not want him to
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In the previous interaction with Ophelia, Hamlet is certainly against the idea of lust. Now he entertains the idea of lust and the positive effects associated with it. In this scene, Hamlet sits next to Ophelia for the play performance and the two have an interesting conversation which causes Hamlet to comment, “that’s a fair thought to lie between maids’ legs” (III.ii.109). The conversation had turned sexual because of the ambiguity of Hamlet’s statements. Because of the confusion, Hamlet thinks about sex and how nice it must be to lie between a girl’s legs. This changes his view of love because now that he thinks about it, lust must be a very pleasurable thing for all. His new definition of love being just lust seems more pleasing to him when he thinks about it and how it affects him. But once again, Hamlet changes his mind on what he thinks is the acceptable definition of …show more content…
In being caught up in his own world, he stabs Polonius because he believes the King to be behind the tapestry. Perhaps he believes that in killing the King not only will his father be avenged but his mother will understand how she has only been lustful and sinned against God and against the throne. Hamlet’s views of love and lust change throughout the play Hamlet depending on how a person presents themselves. He originally holds the view of a very traditional love definition but slowly throughout the play, the definition turns into one based on lust. Although he changes his views on whether lust is good or bad, his mind has definitely decided that love is not real. However, it can be said that the madness that everyone attributes to Hamlet can be because of Hamlet’s confusing thoughts about love and
In the previous interaction with Ophelia, Hamlet is certainly against the idea of lust. Now he entertains the idea of lust and the positive effects associated with it. In this scene, Hamlet sits next to Ophelia for the play performance and the two have an interesting conversation which causes Hamlet to comment, “that’s a fair thought to lie between maids’ legs” (III.ii.109). The conversation had turned sexual because of the ambiguity of Hamlet’s statements. Because of the confusion, Hamlet thinks about sex and how nice it must be to lie between a girl’s legs. This changes his view of love because now that he thinks about it, lust must be a very pleasurable thing for all. His new definition of love being just lust seems more pleasing to him when he thinks about it and how it affects him. But once again, Hamlet changes his mind on what he thinks is the acceptable definition of …show more content…
In being caught up in his own world, he stabs Polonius because he believes the King to be behind the tapestry. Perhaps he believes that in killing the King not only will his father be avenged but his mother will understand how she has only been lustful and sinned against God and against the throne. Hamlet’s views of love and lust change throughout the play Hamlet depending on how a person presents themselves. He originally holds the view of a very traditional love definition but slowly throughout the play, the definition turns into one based on lust. Although he changes his views on whether lust is good or bad, his mind has definitely decided that love is not real. However, it can be said that the madness that everyone attributes to Hamlet can be because of Hamlet’s confusing thoughts about love and