Love is defined by Webster's II Riverside Dictionary, as an "intense affection". Well whoever went by the definition of a dictionary anyway? In William Shakespeare's tragic play, Hamlet, we find two characters that seem to have an "intense attraction" between them, Hamlet and Ophelia. Their love is quite questionable through out the entire play. Shakespeare has left his audience with out a definite answer. Knowing that Hamlet acts to Ophelia as a little child would to another, leads to deception that maybe he doesn't love her. In other parts of the play, he shows affection that is very clear to the audience that he has an intense affection towards her. Though deceitful, Hamlet loves Ophelia.
The first sight of Hamlet's love to Ophelia is in act one scene three. Ophelia,
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