FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Laertes and Ophelia
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Hamlet and Gertrude
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Gertrude and Claudius
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Hamlet and Ophelia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Polonius asks Ophelia what her relationship with Hamlet is, whether the young man has made advances to her. She answers that Hamlet has told her he loves her and that she believes him. Polonius calls her a “green girl, ” accusing her of being too naive to judge Hamlet’s sincerity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ophelia is Polonius’ daughter and Laertes’ sister.
Detailed explanation-3: -Angrily, Hamlet denies having given her anything; he laments the dishonesty of beauty, and claims both to have loved Ophelia once and never to have loved her at all. Bitterly commenting on the wretchedness of humankind, he urges Ophelia to enter a nunnery rather than become a “breeder of sinners” (III.i.122–123).
Detailed explanation-4: -Was Hamlet really in love with Ophelia? It is likely that Hamlet really was in love with Ophelia. Readers know Hamlet wrote love letters to Ophelia because she shows them to Polonius. In addition, Hamlet tells Ophelia, “I did love you once” (3.1.