Andrew Desch AP Lit 1st block Question 1 When first looking at the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia,

it looks as if he stops loving her. Either that or he never loved her in the first place if you missed some key lines. When one on one with Ophelia, Hamlet reveals some of his true feelings towards her, but they're not said just plain as day, you really have to look into the tone of the conversation and the meanings behind what he says. Another example of Hamlets love for Ophelia is the letter he sends her. One line Hamlet writes her is never doubt I love in Act two, Scene two. He tells her that even though everything else around her may not be true, his love for her is real. This is the one time before Ophelias death that Hamlet shows his true feelings. This could be because once Ophelia received the letter, she gave it to her father. Hamlet did not trust Polonius, so from that moment on, Hamlet knew he had to hide his love for Ophelia to protect her. The fist example of this is when he says in Act three, Scene 1 "I did love you once." But then goes on to say that he never loved her. I feel that this is because he knows that his conversation is being watched. Later in the conversation he asks where her father is. She replies that he is at home, to which Hamlet implies that he knows that Polonius is watching them. The last example which proves that Hamlets love for Ophelia is true is when he finds out that she is dead. In the graveyard, when confronting Laertes, he responds by saying: I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum." Hamlet has no reason to hide his love for Ophelia now that she is dead, but he still tries to. Hamlet really did love Ophelia, and tells Laertes, Be buried quick with her, and so will I. Hamlet expresses how sad he is over losing her, and that he is just as sad as Laertes. Hamlet feels that he has nothing to live for no that Ophelia is gone. So when taking a deeper look into Hamlets motives, you can see that he has to have a secret agenda or secret feelings towards Ophelia. Everyone questions Hamlets love for Ophelia the entire play, but they

Andrew Desch AP Lit 1st block Question 1 don't care to look into it enough to find an answer. There are plenty of examples in the text that points directly to the fact that he really does like her.