He warns her that “in the morn and liquid dew of youth Contagious blastements are most imminent (I. iii. 16).” He knows that Ophelia is risking her future by being with Hamlet due to the risk of not only disease but the corruption of her innocence which will make it difficult to find a husband. However, Ophelia does not heed his warning and brushes him off and this displays how brother sister relationships were similar to they are today. When siblings give each other advice it is usually not taken seriously especially if they are close in age but it still conveys that they care about each other. So the disease motif conveys the caring towards the wellbeing of other
He warns her that “in the morn and liquid dew of youth Contagious blastements are most imminent (I. iii. 16).” He knows that Ophelia is risking her future by being with Hamlet due to the risk of not only disease but the corruption of her innocence which will make it difficult to find a husband. However, Ophelia does not heed his warning and brushes him off and this displays how brother sister relationships were similar to they are today. When siblings give each other advice it is usually not taken seriously especially if they are close in age but it still conveys that they care about each other. So the disease motif conveys the caring towards the wellbeing of other