Polonius’ demands his daughter to break up with Hamlet to show she is the cause of his madness and they cannot marry because of Hamlet’s class. Ophelia gets very defensive when Polonius tries to give her advice on her relationship with Hamlet. She tells her father, “He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me” (I:iii:108-109). During Hamlet’s madness he yells at Ophelia for being a slut, saying, “Get thee to a nunnery” (III:i:131). Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is true, he acts cold and cruel to her because he knows they are being spied on. Hamlet also writes love letters to her, which she later returns. Hamlet’s love for her can raise many questions because of his fake madness, but she was a significant person to him. He says to her, “I did love you once”
Polonius’ demands his daughter to break up with Hamlet to show she is the cause of his madness and they cannot marry because of Hamlet’s class. Ophelia gets very defensive when Polonius tries to give her advice on her relationship with Hamlet. She tells her father, “He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me” (I:iii:108-109). During Hamlet’s madness he yells at Ophelia for being a slut, saying, “Get thee to a nunnery” (III:i:131). Hamlet’s love for Ophelia is true, he acts cold and cruel to her because he knows they are being spied on. Hamlet also writes love letters to her, which she later returns. Hamlet’s love for her can raise many questions because of his fake madness, but she was a significant person to him. He says to her, “I did love you once”