Hamlet

Regardless of it 's popularity the play , Hamlet , still remains a puzzle which scholars for centuries have been analyzing and debating . Authors of any genres , simply can not guarantee how their writings will be interpreted by future generations . Much of the criticism surrounding the play Hamlet , deals with the duality of Hamlet 's personality . Hamlet is , in some ways , a sweet and noble prince . He is a poet and it dedicated to truth and justice . The other of Hamlet 's personality is strikingly different . The other Hamlet is cruel and nasty . He treats

br women very poorly . This can be seen in his intense relationships with Ophelia and his mother

Hamlet is drawn to Ophelia because she , in some ways , resembles his mother . It is for this same reasons that Hamlet takes out anger for his mother on Ophelia . Shakespeare slowly reveals Hamlet 's complex through a series of subtle yet functional hints . Claudius comments on the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude The queen his mother lives almost by his looks (Act IV , sc vii . implying an unnaturally close interaction between the two of them . This shows that Hamlet must have a place within his mother 's life . His deep desire for his mother attributes to his inability to love Ophelia

It is for this same reasons that Hamlet takes out anger for his mother on Ophelia . This accounts for Hamlet 's mistreatment of Ophelia throughout the play . Polonius believes that Hamlet 's is love sick over Ophelia and that is why he is going mad . Polonuis ' diagnosis of Hamlet 's madness as being due to unrequited love for Ophelia was not so far from the mark , and he certainly recognized that his distressful condition was of sexual origin . Thus Polonius had the right idea though the wrong woman . Even the ghost urges Hamlet to Let thy soul contrive against they mother (Act I , sc v ) and give up his desires for her , so that Hamlet can avenge his father 's murder . In it within Act III , that Hamlet 's Oedipal complex is directly seen . Hamlet was openly abusive to Ophelia and Gertrude in the play scene , delivering the sexual innuendos loudly enough for the whole court to hear . In this scene Hamlet is hiding in her closet , watching her carefully . He confronts his mother about the murder of his father and speaks explicitly about her sexuality . He screams

This was your husband . Look you now , what follows

Here is your husband like a mildew 'd ear

Blasting his wholesome brother . Have you eyes

And batten on this moor ? Ha ! have you eyes

You cannot call it love for at your age

The hey-day in the blood is tame , it 's humble (Act III , sc iv

He explains that she could not love Claudius and that his father would not approve of her choice . He continues on , with the play 's most explosive dialog

Nay , but to live

In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed

Stew 'd in corruption , honeying...