Never Doubt I Love

Hamlet (and Ophelia et cetera) kept lurking in my mind as my airplane left Osaka. In particular, Hamlet’s line, alas unspoken to him, concerning his love for Ophelia. Hence, I wrote this piece, imagining that Hamlet would seek for Ophelia before he departed for England. Hence, this piece is taken after Act 4 Scene 3 (where Hamlet admitted where he stored Polonius’ body) and before Act 4 Scene 4 (where Hamlet saw Fortinbras just before the former departed for England). At this stage, Ophelia had not found out that her father had been gruesomely murdered. I have Okada Masaki’s Hamlet and Kuroki Haru’s Ophelia completely in my mind as I wrote this. I hope you can imagine them enacting this part, albeit it is written in English… Never Doubt I Love... Prince Hamlet of Denmark stealthily crept amongst the balustrades of Polonius’ residence. He knew the alleys, the corridors, the nooks and the corners of that section rather well, or shall we say very well, for he had frequented thi...