I would have to strongly disagree with Nicole's interpretation of Hamlet and Ophelia's relationship. They were most certainly lovers. Halmlet did without question offer Ophelia "tenders" of his affection, and we know this because she must return them to Hamlet. In addition, we also have the letter read from Polonius to Claudius and Gertrude in which Hamnlet writes to Ophelia I did love thee once. So indeed, Hamlet did love Ophelia, and evidence is also in the play that she did love the prince. When …showed first 85 words of 508 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 508 total…betrayal because being honest is possible for her, but we can mitigate it because her father is the one who "pimped" her if we want to continue using the prostitution motif.
Ultimately, I do believe that Hamlet and Ophelia were true lovers. Even the bumbling Polonius admits that Hamlet's love may have been truer that even he believed. Finally, the truness of this love is what makes Ophelia's betrayal of Hamlet so poignant and Branagh did a marvelous job capturing the painfulness of that betrayal.
