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To which there are a variety of answers. Which is not to say that Sh doesn't answer it, just that it is possible to "misinterpret" him and still get something that works in the theatre. Most evidence points to real love. In the Nunnery Scene he starts off loving, saying in effect "Get away from here before you get sucked in," but then turns nasty. Some guess that he spots the hiding spies and then catches her in the lie about her father. Others, that his general mistrust of women ("Frailty, thy name...") overcomes him - it is noteworthy that most of his anger is at women in general, not just her.Posted by Hamlet on March 21, 1997 at 11:21:28
In Reply to "Hamlet & Ophelia's relationship" posted by Liz on March 20, 1997 at 23:02:41
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