give the world an assurance of a man. This was your husband." (Act 3 scene 4 line 59) As shown in the above quote Hamlet's love and admiration for his father was so great that he compared King Hamlet to a god. Hamlet would not even consider taking revenge for someone unless he really loved him or her. Killing King Claudius was so hard for Hamlet because of his conscience which would not let him commit the act of murder. Also killing the king would be an act of regicide therefore sealing Hamlet's death warrant. Hamlet's devotion towards his father was what led to him to even consider killing Claudius, and despite his delays, in the end he did manage to fulfill his father's wishes. Love is what fueled Hamlet's thirst for revenge, and since revenge is what the play is about, it also fueled the main plot of the play.
             The love between Hamlet and Ophelia is also an important element in the play. Since Shakespeare was purposely inconsistent he has made interpreting Hamlet's complex mind extremely difficult. Shakespeare has left certain things a mystery and have left many other things able to be interpreted differently by different people. One question which is hugely debated is whether Hamlet really loved Ophelia or not. Even though Hamlet's and Ophelia's love towards each other fits into the conventional boyfriend-girlfriend category, the actual relationship itself is anything but conventional. Shakespeare has portrayed Hamlet's relationship with Ophelia in such a way that the reader is left doubting whether there was truly love between the two. But reading through the entire play it does seem that Hamlet was really in love with Ophelia as shown in his bold exclamation of love towards her at her funeral. " I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my
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