To convince everyone in Elsinore that Hamlet was mad, he first sells his madness to Ophelia because he knows of her loyalty to his father. By convincing her, he would convince his father and the king. Despite his successful plan of "madness", he breaks off many relationships with friends and family, especially with his supposed lover. After verbally assaulting her in the castle, Ophelia takes her words "I have not loved you" (3.1.117) and "...what monsters do you make of them" (3.1.134-35) to heart and feels betrayed and abandoned. . Once again the relationship is demolished. However, upon Ophelia's death, Hamlet confesses, "I have loved Ophelia; forty thousand brothers / Could not match all their quantity of love / Make up my sum" (5.1.236-38). Readers learn in Act V that Hamlet's love for Ophelia was indeed genuine despite his previous actions and words. The story of Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, is considered a perplexing work as the numerous subplots twist, turn, and unfold. The relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia is probably the most widely discussed topic as countless theories are developed throughout the story. It is a tragedy, of all kinds, that Hamlet and Ophelia are unable to show their love for each other,