Hamlet's Rudeness Towards Ophelia
In Act 3, scene 1, Hamlet comes upon Ophelia, who appears to be alone (although her father and the King are on the side lines listening.) There, Hamlet acts so abruptly rude to Ophelia that she is caught off-guard. Hamlet’s behavior could be the cause of his mother betrayal of him, since she remarried less than two months after her husband had passed and to his brother no less. Hamlet might take is anger toward s his mother a apply it towards all women, which would explain his rudeness towards Ophelia. He may be testing her to see is she too is like his mother and will soon betray him as well. Overall, Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia is rude but purposeful; he's trying to elicit reaction and though this shows madness to others who may be unsuspecting