Hamlet treats Ophelia as property and because he doesn't take care of her. This is shown because he insults Ophelia, uses her to get back at Claudius, and uses her as a way to get attention. To begin with, Hamlet abuses Ophelia by accusing her of having impure motives. To him she "jig[s]... amble and... stammers" (3.1.145) to seduce other men. He also accuses her of being deceitful because she changes "the only face [that] ... God gave her" by putting on cosmetics. Hamlet verbally abuses Ophelia because he believes she is useless. Hamlet is not concerned with the effect these insults have on Ophelia's psyche. In addition to verbally abusing Ophelia, Hamlet uses Ophelia as a pawn. Hamlet uses Ophelia as a way to get to Claudius while also physically abusing her. Ophelia's description of Hamlet's abuse shows Hamlet's unruly behavior towards her: “He took me by the wrist and held me fast; then it extends to the full length of his arm” (2.1.88-89). Hamlet physically abuses Ophelia because he knows that Ophelia will tell her father who will in turn tell Claudius. In this way, Claudius will think that Hamlet is crazy and therefore he will lower his guard and not suspect that Hamlet intends to kill him. Hamlet does not stop to consider what kind of mental effort Ophelia will involve, all he cares about is completing what his father asked of him. It's obvious