What Excerpt From Act 3 of Hamlet Supports The Conclusion That Hamlet Is Critical of Women?

Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia is often seen as an example of his mistreatment of women. In Act 3, scene 1, Hamlet is teaching her how to read and she asks him if he loves her. He answers that he does not love her anymore than a brother (I, iii). This is an example of how Hamlet treats women in general: he does not love them or even respect them as people.
This is also shown when Hamlet says that he will put her away (III, i), which means that he will send her away from court so that she cannot be used against him by Claudius. This shows how little respect he has for women because they are not allowed to live at court unless they are married off or are prostitutes.
The famous “To be or not to be” soliloquy is also interpreted as a criticism of women. In this soliloquy, Hamlet talks about death and suicide but never mentions anything about being with a woman or having sex with one; instead, he talks about dying alone in bed thinking about the things in life that make it worthwhile for him to stay alive rather than die peacefully in his sleep like old