Part one of term paper
There are many different versions of the story of Hamlet. Most, including Shakespeare’s, address the important issues of adultery, madness, and revenge in relation to Hamlet’s supposed love for Ophelia. Although Hamlet claims to love Ophelia, his crazed and sometimes violent actions would suggest otherwise. Even though Hamlet has bee ...

Part two of term paper
... Act II, scene I, Ophelia tells Polonius, her father, that Hamlet has visited her closet and left it in disarray. “Polonius: How now, Ophelia, what’s the matter? Ophelia: Alas, my lord, I have been so affrighted. Polonius: With what, i’th’ name of God? Ophelia: My lord, as I was sewing in my chamber, Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced, No hat upon his head, his stockings fouled, Ungartered, and down-gyvèd to his ankle, Pale as his shirt, his knees knocking each other, And ...