Hamlet and Ophelia: Physicality and Lust

In observing Hamlet's interactions with Ophelia, there is an obvious sexual and very physical undertone. For example, as the Prince sits down next to her at the start of the play within the play, he comments that "that's a fair thought to lie between maids' legs". Additionally, he continues to make innuendo later during the play when he says "it would cost you a groaning to take off mine edge". I began to think of this overtly physical framework of their relationship in terms of how it relates to Hamlet's existential crisis, and in doing so made an important connection to Albert Camus's "The Stranger". In Camus's piece, the protagonist solely finds sexual interest in his girlfriend, expressing his boredom in conversation between the two, and occasionally day dreaming of physical contact. I believe that such thoughts have a similar meaning in "Hamlet" as they do in "The Stranger". The desire for physical sexuality is reflection on man's ephemeral existence. Given that Hamlet is an existential character who views the world existentially, his sexuality reflects his outlook on life. There is no real sincerity in the way of sentimentality in his conversations with Ophelia. He is, though, very blunt about his sexual drive, and even warns Ophelia in the "nunnery" speech that she should beware of men for all are "sinners" that can only harm through superficial interests. What this observation has done is serve as another piece of Hamlet's existential framework. I am slowly accumulating more aspects of the overall framework, and what consequences arise from it. My hope is that by the end of my reading, I will be able to coherently synthesize all aspects of his behavior and thought that make Hamlet "existential", and how he has decided to channel this philosophy.