Describe Hamlet’s behavior when he visits Ophelia in Scene I. Do you think his actions provide evidence of his insanity or are his actions motivated by something else? Explain. At least 5 sentences. Use 3 pieces of evidence to support your answer.
Andrew G
10/6/2015 05:50:54 am
At first when Hamlet sees Ophelia he is happy and glad to see her. When Ophelia tries to give back his letters, he denies ever giving them to her. Hamlet's behavior changes completely. He also gets violent when he figures out he is being spied on. I think his actions are a sign that all the stress in his life is making him act crazy.
Matt E
10/7/2015 05:04:34 am
I enjoy hearing your insight on whether Hamlet is mad or acting mad. I agree with Hamlet's actions, but I disagree with Hamlets state of mind. I believe he is slowly but surely becoming insane.
Ryan Rothermel
10/7/2015 05:10:19 am
I agree with everything you wrote except that you said that he said he is stressed. I think he is lovesick.
Ryan Maziarz
10/6/2015 05:55:10 am
When Hamlet first sees Ophelia they are very awkward around each other. They end up normal after a few lines of talking and catching up. I believe that he is not love-sick, but he is still compensating about his father's death. I think that he is using this interaction as a way to get some of his anger out, and some of his feelings out of the way. I also think that this triggered some serious emotions he has been hiding from everyone. When he found out he was being spied on he immediately got angry and wanted to get all of his emotions out, when he was yelling at Ophelia in the text. He tries to find out who is spying on him and he pulls Ophelia everywhere to try to find out.
Seth Benson
10/7/2015 05:05:25 am
Spidey, this is an unbelievable paragraph. It is and incredibly well worded piece of writing. I agree with everything that you say. I also agree that Hamlet is not Love-Sick, but still sad about his father's death.
Maggie Bartony
10/6/2015 06:40:00 am
When Hamlet first sees Ophelia he seems love struck and happy to see her. Then when Opheila tries to return the love letters he becomes angry and violent. He begins to tell her that she should go to the nunnery and that she is a liar. He claims to have never sent the letters. I think that his actions were moviated out of insanity and out of love. I believe that Hamlet's pride and feeling were extremely hurt by Ophelia returning the letters, and discovering that Ophelia was spying on him was the last straw. These reasons combined caused him to go insane.
Lawren Szilagy
10/7/2015 05:03:43 am
Your response is very well written and structured. I agree with almost everything you say. While you think hamlet's actions were motivated out of insanity and love, I think that his mad actions were motivated from the fact that hamlet knew he was being spied on.
Brooke Horton
10/7/2015 05:07:01 am
I completely agree with Maggie's conclusion about Hamlet's reaction and when his mood changed. Ophelia tried to give him the letters and he reacted with anger and violence. I like your writing and agree with everything except the fact that you did not include textual evidence.
Michaela Schrim
10/7/2015 05:08:29 am
I agree with everything that was said in the blog. I like how nicely your paragraph flowed the entire time. However the one thing I disagree with was that you did not have page numbers with your textual evidence. I was a little lost where the textual evidence really was. Overall however I really liked your blog.
McKenna Misko
10/6/2015 07:56:10 am
As Ophelia enters in Act III scene 1, Hamlet’s mood begins to change. At first, Hamlet refers to her as, “The fair Ophelia. -Nymph, in thy orisons” (Act III. i 97). Once Ophelia asks Hamlet about the love letters her wrote her, his mood drastically changes. Hamlet calls Ophelia a liar, he tells her that he never loved her, and Hamlet tells Ophelia to, “Get thee {to} a nunnery” (Act III. i 131). Hamlet is calling Ophelia someone who is involved with other men, and a sinner. Hamlet then goes on to tell her that, “if thou wilt needs marry, marry a fool, for wise men know well enough what monsters you make of them” (Act III. i 149-151). Hamlet is blaming Ophelia for his madness which helps indicate that he has lost his sanity. Finally, Hamlet ends his conversation with, “I have heard of your paintings {too,} well enough. God hath given you one face, and you make yourselves another” (Act III. i 154-156). In lines 154-156, Hamlet is not only insulting the makeup on her face, but he is calling her two-faced.This led Ophelia to blame herself, “O, woe is me T’ I have seen what I have seen, see what I see!” (Act III. i 174-175). Based off of Hamlet’s actions, I believe that his father’s death, Gertrude's marriage, and his betrayal by his friends has led him to lose his sanity.
Kailey G
10/7/2015 05:06:24 am
Your textual evidence is very relevant to the prompt. I agree with your views and you did a very good job supporting your opinion.
Brooke Carmazzi
10/6/2015 09:14:34 am
When Hamlet first sees Ophelia, Hamlet is very happy to see her and he still feels like he is in love with her. However, when Ophelia tries to return the love letters he gave to her, Hamlet becomes angry and heart broken by what she did, and he starts to act very violent. He becomes embarrassed that she is giving them back, so he claims he never wrote the letters and tells Ophelia she is a liar. It makes him so furious that he also tells her to go to a nunnery. I believe his actions were motivated by his madness but also through love because his feelings were extremely hurt but what she said. He was also hurt that Ophelia was helping his father spying on him, and that put him over the edge. This caused him to act very violent and insane.
Amanda Bucklew
10/7/2015 05:04:50 am
I like the way you thoroughly explained your beliefs as well as the scene from shanley. You painted a vivid picture in my mind of what was going on. I agree with your statements and support you evidence.
Jozef Perock
10/7/2015 05:07:40 am
When reading through your comment, I liked how you brought up how Hamlet was embarrassed when Ophelia tried to give his love letters back. I agree with your statement of how his madness is motivated by extreme love. Overall, I think your comment was well thought out and nicely stated.
Seth Benson
10/6/2015 10:25:12 am
Hamlet is very reserved when he is first talking to Ophelia, but he seems to loosen up within a few minutes of them talking. Hamlet gets angry when Ophelia tries to return the love letters he gave her, and denies ever writing them. He starts to go off on Ophelia, telling her to go to a nunnery, when he realizes that Polonius is spying on him. He quickly asks "Where is your father?" as soon as he suspects something. Hamlet then started to act crazier to sell his madness, which worked very well.
Spidey Maz
10/7/2015 05:06:08 am
Seth, I like how you included a lot of things from the text in your response. I agree with you that in the beginning Hamlet was reserved or shy with Ophelia and as time goes on he gets more comfortable with her.
Kylee K
10/6/2015 10:32:01 am
In Act lll scene i when Hamlet first sees Ophelia, his mood begins to change. He seems happy to see her, but that quickly changes when Ophelia gives him the love letters back. He starts to get defensive and claims he never wrote them. He calls Ophelia a liar and tells her that he loved her but does not anymore. I believe that his actions are both out of insanity and out of love. I think he truly loves her, but because he has been acting crazy, it is now very common for him to act crazy even when he doesn't want to be.
Gillian W.
10/7/2015 05:05:53 am
You made lots of very good points, especially about Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship. I agree, Hamlet is increasingly beginning to act crazy, but I believe that he is still intentionally acting this way.
Sydney Stoeckle
10/6/2015 10:52:26 am
When Hamlet lays eyes on his beloved Ophelia, he is lovestruck. He is overwhelmed with joy with her presence, up until the point in which she attempts to give him back the love letters that he previously wrote her. When she does this, Hamlet gets both angry and humiliated, so he refuses to admit to writing her the letters. Hamlet even goes so far as to call her a liar for suggesting such a thing. He gets so enraged, that he tells her that she should just go to a nunnery, or brothel.
Lawren Szilagy
10/6/2015 11:17:34 am
In Act III Scene I of Hamlet, it is seen that Hamlet acts kind of cruel towards Ophelia. He is very rude to her and causes her to blame herself for all that has gone wrong. He denies ever having love her as seen in line 105 where Hamlet proclaims, “No, not I. I never gave you aught.” I do not think that Hamlet’s actions provide evidence of his insanity. Hamlet knows that he is being spied on and uses this fact to his advantage by acting crazy. At first when Ophelia walks into the room, Hamlet describes her in line 97 as, “The fair Ophelia. –Nymph, in thy orisons.” While earlier when he does not know he is being spied on, he describes her in a loving way, later Hamlet is mean to Ophelia. Hamlet calls her two faced and yells at her as seen in line 131 to, “Get thee to a nunnery.”
Lexi Grubbs
10/6/2015 11:20:38 am
When we first see Hamlet and Ophelia interact, Hamlet seems very happy to see her. In lines 95-97, Hamlet calls her sweet and a Nymph. Then, Hamlet grows angry with her after she tries to give him the love letters he sent her back. From lines 131-140, Hamlet goes off in a rage-filled mood, telling Ophelia to go to a nunnery because of her constant teasing. Lastly, 154-162 says how he believes her to be a liar. Her wearing makeup makes her a liar. She is the reason that men turn into monsters. Also, he tells her to marry somebody stupid because smart men would never want to marry a woman that will turn them into a monster.
Jozef P
10/6/2015 11:24:47 am
At this point in the book, we know that Hamlet is acting crazy to push Claudius into confessing his murder of King Hamlet. However, with the several acts of betrayal and corruption, I believe that Hamlet might actually be mental. For example, when Ophelia enters the scene in page 129, he denies that he gave any letters to Ophelia with saying "No, not I. I never gave you aught." (Line 105) As the audience, we know of Hamlet's deep love for her, but when he figures out she is just working for his father, he becomes violent. He repeats "Get thee to a nunnery" (Line 131) several times as well as blaming her for his madness. The mood changes quickly as the story progresses. He ends his conversation with saying "Those that are married already, all but one, shall live" (Line 160) which refers to not just Ophelia, but the king and queen as well.
McKenna Misko
10/7/2015 05:06:55 am
I agree with your paragraph. I like how you incorporate the spying aspect of the play.
Gillian W.
10/6/2015 11:31:43 am
When Hamlet first sees Ophelia in Act III scene i, he is lovestruck and joyful by her presence. His mood drastically changes when he realizes that he is being spied on by his Polonius and his father. Hamlet begins to act very aggressively and violent towards Ophelia. Here, it becomes increasingly difficult to decide wether Hamlet is just acting insane or if he is truly mad. I still believe that Hamlet is acting mad. Everything that is happening around him gives him reasonable opportunities to be crazy and insane, however his goals in doing so are unknown to the majority. His actions towards his family and friends are still intentional, and he is still able to comprehend what he is doing.
Kim Lichauer
10/7/2015 05:06:10 am
Your paragraph was well written and you made many good points. I also agree with him still being able to comprehend what he's doing to an extent.
Kylee K
10/7/2015 05:07:16 am
Your writing is very good. I agree with your statement in saying that it is very hard deciding whether or not Hamlet is acting crazy or not.
Kailey G
10/6/2015 02:57:31 pm
In Act 111 Scene 1, Hamlet is pondering the thought of life and death in his soliloquy. His somber mood quickly changes when he sees Ophelia. He has very emotional conversation with her and his feelings turn from love to hate. I think it is a breaking point for him when he realizes that Ophelia is spying on him. Leading up until this point Hamlet has no one to trust or confide in. When he sees Ophelia, he holds on to her as his last hope for sanity. Seeing that she also was in on the plot to spy on him, his joy is drained. He becomes very violent with Ophelia, and in my opinion this is a true emotion he has having. He heavily insults her due to his feelings of disappointment and rejection. For these reasons, his insanity is becoming evident.
Chloe
10/7/2015 05:05:47 am
I agree with everything that was said in this paragraph. It has a very strong use of details and punctuation.
Michaela Schrim
10/6/2015 06:00:39 pm
When Hamlet sees Ophelia, at first he is love struck to see her. He greets her very normally but when she gives back his letters that he sent her, he snapped. He also then realized that he was being spied on again. On page 129, Hamlet denies the letters when he says, "No not I. I never gave you aught." Then Hamlet starts to go off on Ophelia and begins to be very rude to her. On page 131 he says, "Ay, truly for the power of beauty will sooner transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the force of honesty can translate beauty into his likeness. This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. I did love you once." Basically, Hamlet is insulting Ophelia saying that she is two-faced and that he did love her once but not anymore. To finish his argument he calls Ophelia a skank when on page 131 he says, "Get thee to a nunnery." Overall, Hamlet's personality changed drastically in a matter of seconds in this scene. I believe that Hamlet's actions do provide evidence that Hamlet is insane. I feel like this scene really made it clear that he's physically no sane anymore. The mood changes and swings are a big part that points me in the direction to believe all of Hamlets sanity is gone.
Maggie Bartony
10/7/2015 05:05:03 am
You did a great job of providing textual evidence, and worded this very well. I agree that he is insane but I also think that he was hurt because he did love Ophelia. I think that the fact that he was being spied on and that his feelings were hurt contributed to his insanity.
Matt E
10/6/2015 06:29:21 pm
After Hamlet's soliloquy, he stumbles upon Ophelia who has been send by the kind and Polonious to give Hamlet rejected love letters. After some small talk and Ophelia attempting to give back the letters, Hamlet goes mad, and it is very difficult to distinguish if he is becoming insane or not. Hamlet starts to shout "Get thee to a nunnery." and cursing women and men as a whole. After ranting for a bit , he asks Ophelia where he father is, for he thinks he is being spied on. He leaves, but not before saying to Ophelia that women are liars and they are two faced. I feel his actions are the slow and steady process towards insanity. Only the play will tell though if Hamlet is acting mad, or is he actually mad. It is said, players become they're parts.
Andrew G
10/7/2015 05:06:45 am
I agree with Matt's point that the rest of the play will determine if Hamlet is truly insane. I like how Matt used a direct quote from Hamlet.
Nate Saar
10/7/2015 05:07:10 am
I like your response, it is nifty. I disagree with your statement about Hamlet going crazy. Like he was talking to Ophelia for 2 minutes. You cannot go crazy in two minutes when you are doing alright two minutes before. It is not possible, unless he is faking. He is faking so it is possible
Amanda Bucklew
10/6/2015 06:35:08 pm
At first, Hamlet is excited and glad to see Ophelia. He portrays his love for her by embracing her lovingly and passionately. Once he has suspicions that he is being spied on, he instantly returns to has mad ways. He becomes violent toward Ophelia and tears up the letter that she presents to him. He shouts, "No not I. I never gave you aught." He he refuses to show his affection for Ophelia and denies that he had written the letters. He leaves Ophelia heartbroken. She goes on to say, "O, woe is me T' have seen what I have seen, see what I see!" I believe Hamlets actions were brought on by both the betrayel of his loved ones as well as his love for Ophelia. He realizes that his best friends, girlfriend, and others are spying on him. This sends him over the edge and sparks his insanity. Also, he is hurt by the fact that Ophelia wishes to return the love letters. He loves her dearly and it pains him to see her act in such a manor. He shows this through his aggression and harsh words. He bellowed, "God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another...To a nunnery go." He shows his madness once again within these words and actions along with several other insults.
Brooke Carmazzi
10/7/2015 05:06:31 am
I like the way you thoroughly explained the topic. Your paragraph was very detailed and I enjoyed reading it. I agree with what you said about Hamlet's madness towards Ophelia.
Kim Lichauer
10/6/2015 07:20:06 pm
Hamlet is at first very tender with Ophelia and greets her fondly. It is awkward and strange, but they are friendly. When he eventually gets suspicious that he is being watched, he becomes very violent and rude with Ophelia, and he denies writing her love letters, tells her she should go to a nunnery, and questions why women are ignorant to God's creation by covering their faces with makeup. This behavior is very much different from what he wrote in his love letters to her earlier. I think his actions reveal that while he thinks he is just pretending to he insane, some of it is actaully genuine and rooted in the fact that he is most likely not mentally stable.
lexi grubbs
10/7/2015 05:03:36 am
Nice writing. It was good. I don't agree, but that's some solid writing.
Ryan Rothermel
10/6/2015 10:01:41 pm
At first, Ophelia and Hamlet talk peacefully. They are awkward at first, but nice. Then Hamlet hears a noise and discovers he is being watched and spied on. He becomes violent and drags Ophelia around the palace room. Hamlet tells her she belongs in a nunnery which is a brothel. He also says that by wearing makeup, girls are lying. Its way too late for this
Joe A (Go Cubs)
10/7/2015 05:08:02 am
I like how you used the textual evidence to implement your point. You could've explained your position on the question a little bit better. Your response was well worded and easy to read. Good job tubby
Chloe
10/7/2015 04:53:48 am
Hamlet goes back in forth with his feeling about Ophelia one moment he likes her and the next he thinks she's a liar and a fake. After hamlet realizes that Ophelia was told to talk to hamlet and have polonious and Claudius spy on them hamlet got very angry. He started to lash out on Ophelia and get physical with her. Hamlet was also calling Ophelia rude names and saying that he never even loved her. Hamlet actions are completely crazy and out of line. I do believe that by hamlet acting mad it is driving him to actually become mad.
Kathryn D
10/7/2015 05:08:12 am
When Hamlet first sees Ophelia he is very excited, but he calms down as time goes on. He quickly changes mood and becomes angry. This is triggered by Ophelia trying to give back the love letters that Hamlet had given her. I believe that this fast change of mood is motivated by insanity. If he was sane and truly loved Ophelia he would not be so hostile towards her.
Brooke H
10/7/2015 10:36:38 am
When Hamlet first sees Ophelia, he is overjoyed by stating in line 97-98, "The fair Ophelia. - Nymp, in thy orisons." Hamlet calls Ophelia a beautiful person and is super happy until Ophelia tries to give back his love letters. He then goes on in line 118 saying, "That if you be honest and fair, your honesty should admit to no discourse to your beauty." Hamlet calls her a liar and does not admit to loving her. Hamlet begins to get violent with Ophelia when he realized other people are listening to their conversation. On line 141, Hamlet asks, "Where's your father?" I believe that Hamlet is acting insane for he is still mentally stable, but he will not stop until he finds his father's murderer. Comments are closed.
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