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Do you think Hamlet’s words and behavior here reflect true love and respect for Ophelia, or is he motivated by a selfish focus on his own image and his need to compete with Laertes?

By EzekielPosted on November 27, 2021Posted in UncategorizedTagged assignmenthelp, collegeessays, Hamlet’s words, Ophelia, Thousand brothers

Does Hamlet love Ophelia? When Hamlet returns to Denmark in Act 5, his first public act is to attack Laertes and declare, “I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers / Could not with all their quantity of love / Make up my sum” (5.1. 285-287). Do you believe Hamlet’s claim that he truly loved Ophelia or […]