Ophelia rejecting the letters from
Hamlet that he sends her.
Corruption of friendships.
POLONIUS' POSSESSIVE
ACTIONS TOWARDS OPHELIA
'Like you asked.'
Hamlet's trust+love for those
closest to him being
manipulated.
R+G
Do not value
friendship with
Hamlet
anymore
'But we both obey'
Shows how they're
following the hierarchy
and doing what Claudius
says, showing a
manipulation over R+G
that Claudius has, and
the corruption of
friendship that leads
Hamlet to madness.
Greed + Chain of events
Greed is the inception of
corruption + creates a
cascading effect in
Hamlet
Claudius' greed for the
throne sets off the
chain of events
The unnatural coronation of Claudius
is corrupting to Denmark