Harsh Trivedi
Essay 3
Select and argue the presence of one theme concerning the concept of “love” found in the play. Develop a response with three to four supporting references that proves your argument.
In the play Hamlet William Shakespeare, has love as his most powerful theme along with revenge, madness and betrayal. The play demonstrates love and relationship at a very prominent stage but, all that we see is a secondary plot of the play. In the play revenge and love is the most important part that includes Hamlet and other characters. In the play, there are several relationships to understand where Hamlet being the protagonist there are Ophelia, the love of Hamlet, Horatio who is friend of Hamlet and Hamlet’s mother the queen who married …show more content…
At the beginning of the play, when Hamlet decided to pretend, he pretends that he does not love Ophelia, he rejects, and insults her in a way and becomes a victim of his plot. This act of Hamlet means that there was love for Ophelia before Hamlet finds out about the murder of his father. Hamlet in the play trust and loves his family to a certain extent which we know when he trusts his friend Horatio to find out that it was his uncle and now king who murdered his father. Hamlet’s trust is betrayed when his mother weeks after the murder of her husband and king married his uncle Claudius. Hamlet love for Ophelia come to a question when Hamlet does think of killing himself when he speaks to himself “to be or to be” (Act 3 scene 1 64, hamlet) before visiting his mother, queen Gertrude. Hamlet knew that his plan of revenge could led his life in danger and could die. Hamlet pretends not to love Ophelia and hurts her feelings as he knew that if he dies in taking revenge and Ophelia being upset would not be hurt as much as she would, which shows that Hamlet wants to protect his love and had feelings for her. However, there is significant evidence that Hamlet did love her, as in (Act 4, Scene 1, Hamlet) in which Hamlet proclaims “What the fair Ophelia! I love Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their love, make up my sum. What wilt they do for her?” Claudius agrees to the madness, but at this point in time, Hamlet had nothing at all to gain by disregarding
Essay 3
Select and argue the presence of one theme concerning the concept of “love” found in the play. Develop a response with three to four supporting references that proves your argument.
In the play Hamlet William Shakespeare, has love as his most powerful theme along with revenge, madness and betrayal. The play demonstrates love and relationship at a very prominent stage but, all that we see is a secondary plot of the play. In the play revenge and love is the most important part that includes Hamlet and other characters. In the play, there are several relationships to understand where Hamlet being the protagonist there are Ophelia, the love of Hamlet, Horatio who is friend of Hamlet and Hamlet’s mother the queen who married …show more content…
At the beginning of the play, when Hamlet decided to pretend, he pretends that he does not love Ophelia, he rejects, and insults her in a way and becomes a victim of his plot. This act of Hamlet means that there was love for Ophelia before Hamlet finds out about the murder of his father. Hamlet in the play trust and loves his family to a certain extent which we know when he trusts his friend Horatio to find out that it was his uncle and now king who murdered his father. Hamlet’s trust is betrayed when his mother weeks after the murder of her husband and king married his uncle Claudius. Hamlet love for Ophelia come to a question when Hamlet does think of killing himself when he speaks to himself “to be or to be” (Act 3 scene 1 64, hamlet) before visiting his mother, queen Gertrude. Hamlet knew that his plan of revenge could led his life in danger and could die. Hamlet pretends not to love Ophelia and hurts her feelings as he knew that if he dies in taking revenge and Ophelia being upset would not be hurt as much as she would, which shows that Hamlet wants to protect his love and had feelings for her. However, there is significant evidence that Hamlet did love her, as in (Act 4, Scene 1, Hamlet) in which Hamlet proclaims “What the fair Ophelia! I love Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their love, make up my sum. What wilt they do for her?” Claudius agrees to the madness, but at this point in time, Hamlet had nothing at all to gain by disregarding