Hamlet and Ophelia

Question 1

O’s admittance of H’s ‘tenders’ love for her.

Answer 1

‘He hath, my lord, of late made many tenders of his affection to me.’

Question 2

importuned.

Answer 2

“He hath importuned me with love in honourable fashion”

Question 3

vows

Answer 3

‘With almost all the holy vows of heaven”

Question 4

Opening of H letter to O, read out by C.

Answer 4

‘To the celestial and my soul’s idol, the most beautified Ophelia’
Somewhat foreboding that the letters to Ophelia are publicised and distorted (his letter is read by Polonius) – symbolic of their relationship of which is dictated by others.

Question 5

confusion of Hamlet’s love for Ophelia.

Answer 5

“I did love you once”…’ I loved you not”

Hamlet’s confused feelings for Ophelia – the cause of her madness (his rejection)

Question 6

The magnitude in brothers of Hamlet’s love for Ophelia at Funeral.

Answer 6

“I loved Ophelia, forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love, make up my sum”

Trying to prove himself