Comparing Hamlet And Ophelia
Hamlet and Ophelia Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship was a complicated mess. They are back and forth with feelings. Hamlet really did love Ophelia, he was just going through a rough time in his life and was just trying to wrap his brain around it. He is to blame for his death but then again so would Claudius because he killed Hamlet’s father which made him go crazy. Hamlet didn’t mean to kill Polonius but he didn’t announce his presence. Ophelia’s death was suicide, she got the key to her room just to get out and go kill herself, her madness shows that Hamlet wasn’t really crazy because he was not acting the same as Ophelia and she killed herself. It represents that Hamlet wasn’t really mad. Even though Hamlet and Ophelia’s relationship was very
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As Laertes said, (1.3.6-11) “ For Hamlet and the trifling of his favours,
Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,
A violet in the youth of primy nature,
Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,
The perfume and suppliance of a minute.
No more.”
Ophelia’s brother, Laertes, is telling Ophelia to ignore Hamlet and to not talk to him. He told her that he might love her now but when he becomes King he will not love her. (1.3.13-47), “ Think it no more….Youth to itself rebels, though none else near.”
Ophelia’s father, Polonius, also tells her to stay away from Hamlet,(1.3.121-141)
“Ay, springes to catch woodcocks!I do know,....
Look to’t, I charge you. Come your ways.”
Ophelia’s father and brother were trying to get her to stay away from Hamlet, it can be considered foreshadowing for in the future of the play. Ophelia is still trying to have hope that Hamlet still loves her.
When Hamlet goes crazy, he seems to not love Ophelia like she said he did. He tells her to go to a nunnery, because she shouldn’t create sinners for the rest of the world, (3.1. 130-138)
“Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of
As Laertes said, (1.3.6-11) “ For Hamlet and the trifling of his favours,
Hold it a fashion and a toy in blood,
A violet in the youth of primy nature,
Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting,
The perfume and suppliance of a minute.
No more.”
Ophelia’s brother, Laertes, is telling Ophelia to ignore Hamlet and to not talk to him. He told her that he might love her now but when he becomes King he will not love her. (1.3.13-47), “ Think it no more….Youth to itself rebels, though none else near.”
Ophelia’s father, Polonius, also tells her to stay away from Hamlet,(1.3.121-141)
“Ay, springes to catch woodcocks!I do know,....
Look to’t, I charge you. Come your ways.”
Ophelia’s father and brother were trying to get her to stay away from Hamlet, it can be considered foreshadowing for in the future of the play. Ophelia is still trying to have hope that Hamlet still loves her.
When Hamlet goes crazy, he seems to not love Ophelia like she said he did. He tells her to go to a nunnery, because she shouldn’t create sinners for the rest of the world, (3.1. 130-138)
“Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of