True Love In Hamlet's Love Is Forever?

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“Love is forever” In the play Hamlet the main character named Hamlet is in pursuit of a personal vendetta of getting revenge on the person who killed his father. The reader can notice this when Hamlet’s father appears to him as a ghost later in the play. This personal vendetta is fueled by his hatred for King Claudius who is the murderer of Hamlet’s father. While trying to satisfy this thirst for revenge Hamlet comes to the conclusion that he needs to push Ophelia, who is the women he claims to love. Others might argue that Hamlet never really loved Ophelia; however this is not the case because of clear evidence in the play suggests that he is being thoughtful by thinking to protect her. Attempting to keep Ophelia safe Hamlet’s plan causes an unexpected series of events to be set in motion. Hamlet’s love for Ophelia was in fact a sincere love; however, due to a series of events that took place in Hamlets life causes distance between him and Ophelia. These events eventually aid in the death of Ophelia. Polonius does not trust Hamlet and thinks he is unfit to be with her. Throughout the play Ophelia is being informed by her father Polonius and her brother Laertes …show more content…

Although Hamlet shows his love for Ophelia, he does not come out and verbally say it until she is dead. The reason why Hamlet waits till after Ophelia’s funeral to announce his love for her is because he is overwhelmed by the amount of grief and guilt he is feeling. The reader can see that Hamlet truly love Ophelia as he is talking to the Queen when he says, “I Lov’d Ophelia: forty thousand brothers/ could not, with all their quantity of love,/ make up my sum” (5.1.237-239). When hamlet admits this the reader can now fully understand that Hamlet is a good guy who had good intentions for the women he loved even if his intentions caused something bad to

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