Hamlet
In the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, actions speak louder then words. Although the play has a thought out story plot, it is filled with many unanswered questions. The one question in particular that I chose to write about is did Hamlet really love Ophelia? This argument can go both ways, however I feel that Hamlet did love Ophelia. To back up my decision I have taken quotes from the play, and with them I will prove that Hamlet's feelings for Ophelia were true. The play Hamlet is about the hurdles and heartache one man must overcome in seek of his father's murder. Hamlet discovers who murdered his father, as he also discovers his mother's love affair with his Uncle, Hamlet view of the world is not so good. "That the Everlasting had not fixed His cannon 'gainst self-slaughter ... how weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world." (Act 1 Scene 2 Line 131). Hamlet slips into the mode of depression. The main reason for his anger and frustration is because of his mother's sudd
It is in Act 5, in which there is no doubt of Hamlet's love for Ophelia. It is Ophelia's funeral, and Hamlet confronts Laertes, her brother, he questions their love for each other. It is to this challenge that Hamlet declares, "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum." (Act 5 Scene1Line 272). Laertes questions Hamlets love for his late sister and Hamlet reply's "...be buried quick with her, and so will I... let them throw millions of acres on us..." Here he wants to spend eternity with his love Ophelia, but it is to late. Although Hamlet may not have shone is true affections and feelings towards Ophelia, he had an understandable reason. In conclusion, I feel that with time, Hamlet would have some his love for Ophelia. His claims of love, and his horrible reaction to her rejection prove his love. Although William Shakespeare may not have made it clear, I feel that Hamlet's love for Ophelia was true. With all the unanswered questions in William Shakespeare's work, we may
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Approximate Word count = 704
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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