Love letter to Ophelia

​ ct 2 Scene 2 of Hamlet is perhaps one of the

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most important scenes in the entire play.  One
of the questions that has troubled scholars for
years is concerning the rapid and extreme
change of Hamlet's character.  
Hamlet writes a letter to Ophelia because he
loves her. The letter is subsequently cited by
Polonius as evidence that Hamlet's strange
behavior is attributable to his crazy love for
Ophelia. 
  Hamlet uses hyperbole, or exaggeration, as
the letter opens, saying, 
 “Doubt thou the stars are fire,  
Doubt that the sun doth move,
Doubt truth to be a liar,
  But never doubt I love.
It seems as if the letter were written in
response to a quarrel, in which Ophelia raised
doubts about his feelings for her. This letter is
an attempt to dispel those doubts and
convince her that his love is real.
Polonius theorizes that Hamlet's current
strange and alarming behavior is due to being
lovesick for Ophelia. He tells the king and
queen that he advised Ophelia to stay away
from Hamlet, which he now believes has
heightened Hamlet's desire for her and driven
him to behave crazily. 
So Hamlet wrote the letter to express his deep
and honest love for Ophelia.    The most
convincing lines might be these: 
           “Doubt thou the stars are fire"
            "Doubt that the sun doth move" 
             "But never doubt I love.”  
He signed the letter beautifully with, “Thine
evermore, most dear lady, whilst / this
machine is to him, Hamlet.”  He vowed to love
her as long as he lived.