Hamlet And Ophelia's Relationship

In Act 1, the reader sees Hamlet come to conflicting time in his life. Hamlet is still upset about his father’s mysterious and his mother’s sudden marriage doesn’t help the situation. Although he has hatred for Claudius, Hamlet remains rational. At the marriage Hamlet puts his harsh feelings behind him when he says “But break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue” (I. ii. 164). Hamlet knew he would be better off holding his tongue than speaking out against his mother and her new husband. Nobody else in the kingdom has expressed any feelings against the new King Claudius so if he were to express that he does not like King Claudius, the rest of the kingdom might see Hamlet as insane for hating on Claudius. Although Hamlet says himself that he

Hamlet and Ophelia have had a rocky relationship throughout the play but after Hamlet murders her father, Ophea is driven off the edge. After the murder of Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are sent by Claudius to discover where Hamlet has hid Polonius’ body. Hamlet knows they were sent by Claudius so he tells them that he’ll will not tell them where the body is because they are “to be demanded of a sponge” (IV. ii. 12). If Hamlet were to tell them, they would soak up the information and report it right back to Claudius. He chooses not to disclose the hiding spot of the body to keep it hidden from Claudius. Hamlet is sane enough to know Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are lying about their intentions with the information regarding Polonius’ body. Although Hamlet has been seen as insane throughout the entire play, Ophelia proves Hamlet is no insane due to her own insanity. After learning of her father’s death, Ophelia is incapable of sane thoughts. As her brother and the Queen attempt to speak with her about the murder, she only continues to sing as if she doesn’t comprehend what they are saying. She even offers her brother imaginary flowers. While Hamlet is capable of cognizant thoughts and understands the consequences of his actions, Ophelia has little to no comprehension of her own thoughts and how her actions affect herself and the others around her. Ophelia even ends up committing suicide, unable to control her own emotions and