Hamlet

             only regain the love of his mother, but a passion whose flames were ignited by.
             Gertrude's hasty marriage.
             The dear and lovely Ophelia is another person who plays a pivotal part.
             in confusing Hamlet even more than he already is. Hamlet, me thinks, is truly.
             in love with Ophelia through the duration of the play. Even though is seems.
             that Hamlet's love for her wanes at certain times, he needs her in his live.
             She (and I'm going out on a limb with this one) in Hamlet's mind might be.
             considered a temporary substitute for his mother. He needs her as a support for.
             his life. He is desperately grasping for something to hold onto and someone.
             that will hold onto him.
             Hamlet at one time admitted that he was mad, but only because of how the.
             events that transpired effected him and how he felt he was extremely wronged by.
             his mother (V, ii). As I stated before, this feeling of betrayal is because.
             Hamlet did not have primacy with Gertrude's affections. He just becomes very.
             disillusioned and hostile toward the one person he thought would support him in.
             his time of need (Lidz 230). He was in fear of reality (because of how badly it.
             shattered his dreams) and he needed the one person he thought he could trust.
             But it also could of resulted from the fact that Hamlet has suspicions that.
             Gertrude might have been in the plot to kill his father. However Shakespeare.
             keeps this thought in the air by not having Hamlet outright ask his mother about.
             it. (Charlton, 67). I think this also can be seen as an attempt to return the.
             mother he loved so much back to the "good side", because subconsciously he.
             doesn't care if she did it (killed his father), he just wants his "mommy" back;.
             this is due in part to his Oedipal feelings. Proof of Hamlet's hostility and.
             manic behavior observed by his remarks to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about his.
             mother's message that she wants to speak to him. His remarks are too bitter and.
             upsetting, unlike some of his other witticisms, to be humorous and they appear.