Does Hamlet Truly Love Ophelia Analysis

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William Shakespeare: Hamlet
1. Does Hamlet truly love Ophelia? Why or why not?
• I do believe that Hamlet did truly love Ophelia. I say this because when watching and reading the play, the way he acted around her made the love seem pure and genuine. He also professed his love for her throughout the play; he stated that he loved her more than once. When Ophelia died it was obvious that Hamlet was hurt/sad about her death. If not for all the extra drama with Hamlet trying to avenge the death of his father, and Ophelia’s father and brother making her believe that Hamlet was trying to use her and he was above her means, I believe that they had a pretty good chance of making things work. I do believe that the two loved each other.

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However, Hamlet decided not to take his life while he was praying. Hamlet was afraid that if he killed Claudius in this state he would send his soul to Heaven. He wanted Claudius to suffer in the way that he believes his father suffered.

5. Is the death of Queen Gertrude an accident, or is it also a suicide?
• Queen Gertrude’s death was also an accident. She drank a glass of wine/poison that was meant for Hamlet to drink. I guess it can be said that Claudius mistakenly kills the Queen. Laertes states “thy mother 's poison 'd,” “the king, the king 's to blame.” As the Queen is dying she tells her son Hamlet that the drink is responsible for her death. “No, no, the drink, the drink,--O my dear Hamlet,-- The drink, the drink! I am poison 'd.” It is safe to say that this was also an accident.
Tennessee Williams: A Streetcar Named Desire
1. How and why is the name of the plantation where Blanche and Stella grew up, Belle Reve (Beautiful Dream) …show more content…

He feels that it is unfair that Stella and himself didn’t get a cut from the property. He states that Blanche has tons of fancy dresses, jewelry, and furs when they have nothing. Blanche believes that they are above Stanley and that her sister deserves better. She believes that Stanley is a common man with animal like tendencies. Stanley is highly offended by Blanche calling him a “Polack” when he is of “Polish” decent. Blanche did a number of things to infuriate Stanley from her constant lying to her thinking that she was better than him. However, I do believe that he was a villain. Stanley had no right to rape Blanche no one deserves that. She was constantly fighting with Stella knowing that she was pregnant. She also ruined things between Blanche and Mitch, just to see her suffer. I don’t believe that his honest intention was to help

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