Hamlet's Love For Ophelia Essay

Hamlet, love intertwines itself into the plot as a powerful theme. Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. Many characters throughout the play are motivated by their desires and emotional attachment to another character. This is most prominently seen through the protagonist, Hamlet. Although, construed as a beneficial, pleasant and good state of mind, love leads to loss, devastation and pain. The theme takes on a number of faces throughout the play including Hamlet’s love for…

death, a notion Ophelia similarly…

role in the book.They are Gertrude and Ophelia, Ophelia, a naive and foolish girl who deeply loves Hamlet. As Ophelia said in the Act 1 scene 3 "He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me"(http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/hamlet_1_3.html) She thinks Hamlet loves her too, but she doesn;t know Hamlet just using her. Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and she married with Hamlet's uncle(his dad's brother) after Hamlet's father died.Gertrude Loves Hamlet so much, always doing…

Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes, is an obedient daughter. She obeyed every rule that was commanded of her. For example, Polonius warned her about Hamlet’s attitudes and affections towards her, and not to “Believe his vows . . .” (1.2.127). Polonius doubts Hamlet’s love for his daughter. In response to Polonius’ warning, Ophelia obeys by saying, “I shall obey, my lord” (1.3.136). In another instance, Ophelia agreed to become Polonius and Claudius’ spy; to spy on Hamlet…

Major Sufferings: A Comparison of Ophelia and Laertes in Hamlet Of the many themes present throughout the play of "Hamlet" (Shakespeare), such as revenge and madness, suffering is a key theme that not only prevails throughout the whole play, but is critical to the play's plot, in particular when applied to the characters. In the play, most all of the major characters including Gertrude, Claudius, Hamlet, the ghost of Hamlet's father, Laertes and lastly Ophelia, undergo some sort of personal…

Act 3 Scene 1, interaction between Hamlet and Ophelia. The setting of this scene is wildly different in the two versions. Kenneth chose the setting to be a large room in the palace, full of doors that are decorated by full size mirrors. Hawke chose the setting to be a small room, presumably in Hamlet’s apartment, and as opposed to doors with mirrors there are windows. Hawke’s setting brings a sense of intimacy, while Kenneth’s version brings a sense of absurdity. The clothing choices of the…

question still lingers, what drove him to his madness? Claudius, Gertrude and Ophelia are the mere reason behind his madness, the betrayal and loss of connection to someone he dearly loved is what causes him to lose himself. Especially, after the pivotal moment, when the ghost is revealed as his father, who was tragically murdered. Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius marries Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude two months after the king Hamlet’s death. It is proclaimed by the ghost that Claudius murdered king…

Death is seen as the obvious theme written all over the scenes in Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare has always included the bigger picture to the death of a character. In Hamlet, revenge love, and madness are the main contributors to the fate of many characters in the play. It is mentioned that in order for revenge to take place, the other themes must follow or else the goal will not be met. Revenge plays a dominant role in Hamlet by William Shakespeare. Revenge has caused many…

prompt him to try and avenge his father 's assassination by killing his Uncle Claudius, but his determination to take revenge against Claudius makes him seem like a hero seeking justice. Hamlet’s actions prove to be more immoral than Claudius’ due to how much more destruction he causes to the people around him. Hamlet’s quest for vengeance begins when he encounters his deceased father’s ghost. The ghost informs Hamlet that he must avenge the killing of his father by eliminating King Claudius.…

Is Prince Hamlet’s antic disposition in Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark real? There’s fine evidence to why Hamlet might actually have lost his sanity. There are also many reasons why the Prince of Denmark is in fact just pretending to be a madman, (antic disposition.) When the play introduces Prince Hamlet, his black clothes and depressed thoughts suggest that there is already something deeply wrong with him. Being insane and having deep sadness are two different…