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I doubt it

Structurally, Ophelia functions in the play as Innocence Destroyed; it's meant to be a measure of how bad things are that even she gets caught up in it. That would lose some of its effect if she weren't pure. On the other hand, someone asked John Barrymore if Hamlet slept with Ophelia. He said "I always did."

Posted by Hamlet on March 24, 1997 at 11:48:46
In Reply to "Hamlet & Ophelia as lovers?" posted by Starri on March 24, 1997 at 11:40:28

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• Re: Innocence Destroyed Lillith 15:04:29 3/24/97 (9)
  • *BAH!* LunarCaustic 06:07:06 3/25/97 (6)
    • Get with it. Lillith 06:17:53 3/25/97 (4)
      • Leave me alone, I'm sleepy! :) LunarCaustic 14:03:52 3/25/97 (0)
      • Alas... Hamlet 10:45:29 3/25/97 (2)
        • ophelia/hamlet mk 09:34:33 3/26/97 (0)
        • Rosie and Guilder... LunarCaustic 14:00:42 3/25/97 (0)
    • Get with it. Lillith 06:13:18 3/25/97 (0)
  • Multiple dimensions Jason T. Yang 17:49:14 3/24/97 (1)
    • Again... Lillith 06:11:45 3/25/97 (0)

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