Note to Hamlet, 3.1.139: "wise men know well enough what monsters you make"


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monsters: This alludes to the folk idea that the husbands of unfaithful wives grew horns.  you: i.e., you women.  From this point on, Hamlet speaks to Ophelia as though she is an example of all corrupt women.