RegXD
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Post by RegXD on Mar 11, 2013 4:24:22 GMT -5
I agree that ophelia didnt show much love towards hamlet but maybe its because of pressure thats keeping a distance between hamlet and ophelia. or maybe because she knows if she show true love and devotion for hamlet than she would have been ostracized by everyone "not except hamlet if she did it".
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Post by sageda on Mar 12, 2013 9:52:16 GMT -5
I dont know, I kinda like Ophelia. She seems she really cares and loves her father. I don't think she's just blindly following him. I think she genuinely knows that he knows what's best for her. She's probably doubting Hamlet too because he's so ambiguous with his affection and acts really weird sometimes.
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Post by yerin0727 on Mar 12, 2013 23:26:24 GMT -5
I thought that she was rather too dependent on her father for everything. I understand that she may have gotten scared after Hamlet has gone crazy. However, I do not understand why she told Polonius about everything when it was her own love life. Also, when Polonius says that she should be away from Hamlet from then on, Ophelia obeys immediately. This also shows her immaturity and how she depends too much on others around her.
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Post by julielu on Mar 14, 2013 2:04:35 GMT -5
hello
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Post by sojounggg on Mar 17, 2013 10:55:25 GMT -5
i dont tink she loved him that much
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Post by jinwooprk on Mar 17, 2013 11:40:45 GMT -5
From Ophilia's viewpoint Hamlet was merely a guy that liked her. I didn't see any specialty with Hamlet's realationship with Ophilia. She even rejected Hamlet's letters due to her fathers objection of their relationship which shows that Ophilia did not love Hamlet that much. It also shows that Ophilia is loyal to her father because why would any women not want to go out with the prince and marry him, rejecting Hamlet's interest in her shows her disinterest in social position and also her relationship with her father Polonius. Hamlet probably knew that Ophilia did not her Hamlet that much so there wasn't any reason for him to share his secrets with her.
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Post by hafizh on Mar 31, 2013 0:07:46 GMT -5
well here is what i think, it's not that Ophelia didnt care about Hamlet but she need to obey her father more than Hamlet. and after the incident inside her room where Hamlet acting weird it just prove her that Claudius was right to protect her from Hamlet. im sure even we connect it with any other girls from this era it will be the same, maybe some girl will try to keep in touch with him secretly, but they'll end up to follow her dad.
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Post by jinseong on Mar 31, 2013 11:22:10 GMT -5
I think Ophelia had a weak confidence within herself. She could not judge on her own and followed what her Dad told her to do. maybe she was to weak in her mind to have true love relationship with Hamlet.
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Post by junaen0416 on Apr 3, 2013 6:19:09 GMT -5
Ophelia is a type of girl who loves her father very much. She is loyal and obedient to Polonius. She seems to forget everything in the world when she is with her father and that puts Hamlet at risk. As a result, she couldn't be trustworthy and had lost her faith on Hamlet when he went out of his mind, thus having this weird relationship between these two characters.
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Post by joannekim on Apr 6, 2013 4:06:42 GMT -5
Ophelia seems to be a typical girl at that time. She is an obedient daughter whose first priority is her father and brother. She even does not protest when Polonius uses her as a bait to know more about Hamlet. Ophelia and Hamlet did not seem to have a strong relationship. Ophelia would not love him so much because there is no guarantee that they would get married. Later, Hamlet becomes disillusioned about women and acts crazy even to Ophelia. Not that Ophelia does not love him-she still worries about him. Their relationship was weak and got worse when Hamlet started to act mad.
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RegXD
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Post by RegXD on Apr 6, 2013 4:14:51 GMT -5
well i think ophelia is either trying to be a good girl for her father or she is just being a selfish person not knowing whats the right thing to do. And i believe if she really loves hamlet she would actually care for him instead of just ignoring everything or the situation he is in. and there's also a saying that if a real couple really love each other they will never be apart from each other no matter what obstacles is in their way.
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Post by minchoi0923 on Apr 6, 2013 15:59:52 GMT -5
I also think that Ophelia doesn't seem to love Hamlet that much. At first, she seemed quite excited but I think it was just because of Hamlet's title. Any girl would be excited if the prince shows interest in her and starts flirting. I personally think Ophelia is quite childish or even naive; she never made decisions based on her own opinions so maybe that's why it was hard for Ophelia and Hamlet to have deep relationship. Anyways, the fact that she just crumbled as soon as her father died means that she was highly dependent on her father and this shows how selfless she is, so there's no way she would have truly loved Hamlet, whom her family disliked.
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Post by sammy576 on Apr 7, 2013 4:20:01 GMT -5
To me, Ophelia is just another spoiled brat like Hamlet. If she does not like something to fit exactly her tastes or if she finds something slightly displeasing, she will instantly start to ignore it. When Hamlet is insane, Ophelia seems to lose her interest in him and starts to not love and avoids him.
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Post by sarahlee4 on Apr 7, 2013 5:30:36 GMT -5
I think that the relationship Ophelia and Hamlet shared was just a small time love. It kind of reminded me of a relationship young people have in high school or something. I think Hamlet didnt really know Ophelia, but he fell in love for her looks and Ophelia, still being young, felt content with Hamlets affection towards her. I dont think she really knew what love was, but she was just always flattered by the way Hamlet adorned her with all the love letters and such.
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Post by sang on Apr 7, 2013 9:06:18 GMT -5
I think that it was genuine. It's just at the time, because the society was more rigid than it is now, Ophelia was also burdened with being a strictly obedient and a submissive daughter. I think perhaps that's what shaped her decisions, since she didn't want to be involved in any sort of trouble at first. So that's probably why it seems like that in our 21st century perspective.
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