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Ophelia obeys, but her action sends Hamlet into a fit of misogynistic rage. Soon after, Hamlet mistakenly kills Polonius. The combination of her former lover’s cruelty and her father’s death sends Ophelia into a fit of grief. In Act Four she spirals into madness and dies under ambiguous circumstances. Ophelia’s tragedy lies in the way she ...
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Polonius ’s daughter, Laertes ’ sister, and Hamlet ’s lover. Along with Gertrude, Ophelia is the only other female character in the play, Ophelia’s actions and trajectory are unfortunately defined by the men around her. At the start of the play, Ophelia—who has been in a relationship of undetermined seriousness with Hamlet for an ...
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The Ophelia story is a strong thread in the complex tapestry of this play. A young woman, surrounded by powerful men, she would, in any case, find it difficult, even if they had ignored her. But they do not ignore her. She is a daughter, sister, lover and a member of the royal court’s entourage.
Ophelia (/ oʊ ˈ f iː l i ə /) is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in a state of madness that ultimately leads to her drowning.
Analysis and discussion of Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Extended Character Analysis. Ophelia is Polonius’s daughter, Laertes’s sister, and Hamlet’s former love-interest.
Hamlet: Ophelia Character Analysis. By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University) Although it isn’t openly stated, it is implied that Ophelia is Hamlet’s ‘girlfriend’: his betrothed, the woman he will marry. Like Hamlet, she is part of the royal court, and her father, Polonius, is a lord – so although she isn’t royalty like Hamlet ...
The most convincing evidence of Hamlet's true love for Ophelia comes in Act 5, Scene 1, where Hamlet leaps into Ophelia's grave and grapples with Laertes. He tells his mother, "I loved Ophelia ...
