In Act II, I think typical Shakespeare comes out. The whole, I love you, but it can’t happen storyline. We all know it, and we know it well. I feel that even though this is a repeated theme through many Shakespeare plays, and can get a little well, dry at times, it can hold your interest. Usually at some point in your life, you can relate to this theme. If it’s because your parents don’t like the person you’re dating, or due to surroundings, or living far from each other. Almost everyone deals with caring for a person and it just doesn’t work out.
That’s part of the reason why I think Shakespeare has been able to withstand such time changes. Shakespeare is always relevant. Love is always a factor of life. Hamlet and Ophelia are in love. Anyone can see that; including their parents. But Polonius tries to keep them from each other. Everyone knows that since King Hamlet’s death, young Hamlet has been a little less than, well, normal. He’s basically been off the wall since the death of his father. Which in some ways should have been expected, but back to my point, Polonius feels they should not be together I think because he fears for his daughters safety. Which I think is a valid reason, but Hamlet loves Ophelia so I really doubt he would hurt her, intentionally.
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