Question

In act III, scene I, of Shakespeare's Hamlet, why does Hamlet speak rudely to Ophelia, telling her "Get thee to a nunnery"?

Answer 1

In Act III, Scene I, of Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Hamlet speaks rudely to Ophelia, because B) Hamlet is aware that he is being watched and that Ophelia is being used to spy on him. Ophelia has to spy on Hamlet's behavior. Both his father Polonius and Claudius have ordered her to do this. Being aware that he is being watched by her, he mistreats her and tells her both he has once loved her, and that he has never loved her at all. This makes her feel he is mad.

Answer 2

B) Hamlet is aware that he is being watched and that Ophelia is being used to spy on him.