Hamlet's Relationship Between Ophelia And Hamlet

In William Shakespeare Hamlet love plays a significant role amongst the characters. Love has to be deciphered between reality and untrue love. Many of the characters play both sides of love throughout the plays madness. The character’s actions are the cause for toxic force that leads to the tragic deaths during the course as his seeks revenge for his father because of love. Polonius shows his love for his children by given them advice. When his son Laertes is about to go to France he advices him “Neither a borrower nor a lender be: for loan off loses both itself and friend. And borrowing dulls the edges of husbandry”. He advising him not to lend money to anyone because it can you to lose a friend. This is great example of a father mentoring his son which can be relatable to today’s times. Laertes tells his sister that Hamlet does not love her and marriages to royalty is not done because of love but because of political intentions. Polonius agrees with his son’s notion however, he does not want her to marry and tarnish the family name when hamlet doesn’t marry her. Hamlet relationship with his friends

Many can say that Hamlet changes his mood because his mother has made him question Ophelia actions. Ophelia is torn between loyal to her father or Hamlet. She never really says that she is love with Hamlet, ultimately we find that Ophelia loyalty lies with her father. Hamlet is left feeling betrayed when he discovers Ophelia is spying on him for Polonius and Claudius, when she lies to Hamlet about her father whereabouts he becomes suspicious to her. This in return causes him to be very harsh to her at times. However, at Ophelia grave Hamlet jumps in and confronts her brother and states “I lived Ophelia; forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, Make up sum”. This informs the reader he really did love her and Hamlet was often caught up in his own mental state within his