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bsmith4
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What is Hamlet's relationship with Ophelia?

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Posted by bsmith4 on Tuesday October 30, 2007 at 9:05 AM and tagged with hamlet, rosencrantz and guildenstern are dead.

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  1. cmcqueeney Teacher
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    Hamlet is the prince and Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius, an advisor to King Claudius.  In the play of Hamlet by Shakespeare, Ophelia reveals that Hamlet has expressed his love for her, written her love letters, and given her trinkets as a sign of his affection.  Laerters, Ophelia's brother, points out to her, however, that she can never marry Hamlet because he is the prince and his marriage will be arranged.  In Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, the reader doesn't get as much of the complete story behind Ophelia's and Hamlet's relationship.

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    Posted by cmcqueeney on Tuesday October 30, 2007 at 9:20 AM