Hamlet Group
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hananegypt
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College - Senior
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gbeatty Teacher
College - FreshmanPosted by gbeatty on Saturday April 26, 2008 at 2:19 PMA little, and a little. ;-)By that I mean, he was very fond of her before this all happened. He might have thought it was love, and it was possible that it would turn into love…but it wasn't really love yet, or else he would have trusted her more (even if it cost him).Is he mad? He's so upset by loss, grief, and the need for revenge that he's a bit off-balance, but he's not really crazy. Angry, and under pressure, even haunted, but not crazy.
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coucou Student
College - SeniorPosted by coucou on Friday May 2, 2008 at 5:08 PM
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alaska Student
College - FreshmanPosted by alaska on Friday May 9, 2008 at 9:03 AMI think Hamlet, before he learned of the murder of his Father, DID love Ophelia - "I did love thee once." Up until the murder, Hamlet had had no reason to distrust women. Now he was aware of women's capabilities - his Mother remarried Claudius in haste - he begins to resent women, and tells Ophelia - "get thee to a nunnery!" However, I think he constantly tests Ophelia's love -"I did love thee once", she replies with something like "You made me believe it were so." As soon as she doubts his love, he contradicts himself and says "I loved you not." I think he wanted Ophelia to tell him she loved him instead of following Polonius' words - we are not sure Hamlet overhears Polonius' conversations, but when Hamlet later slains Polonius, he calls him an "intruding fool" - implying that he is aware of Polonius' meddling.
Again, Hamlet's "madness" is a complex thesis - I, personally, think Hamlet's madness was feigned: he says in Act III - "for I am essentially not mad, but mad in craft." His madness is ironic - the other characters' in the play believe he is "mad as the wind and the sea", whereas Hamlet speaks the truth throughout the entire play - he says something like "it is not madness that I mutter". He tells the truth - and it is the "sane" characters' in the play who do not realise this.
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chubaca Student
High School - 12th GradePosted by chubaca on Thursday May 15, 2008 at 11:56 AMI dont think Hamlet loves Ophelia, i just think he wants some booty. Also i dont think Hamlet is insane he is just having some problems and is confused