Response to Character Description of Ophelia

This article is a description of Ophelia from Shakespeare’s poem, Hamlet. Ophelia, who is the next in line for the throne for Denmark, is trying to pursue Hamlet but is warned by her brother not to because of Hamlets status with her father Polonius. Who seems to be sure that Hamlet is lovesick with Ophelia and thinks he will express his love, so Polonius and his brother, Claudius plan to eavesdrop on their conversation, in what is known as the “Nunnery Scene.” This is where Hamlet recites his famous “To be, or not to be” soliloquy and hamlet leaves angrily calling off any future feelings. Hamlet then kills Polonius and after that Ophelia has gone mad. She then climbs up a willow tree and falls in to a creek and drowns. The last time she is mentioned is at her funeral.

                Although I have never read or seen any type of depiction of this poem this description gives a great outline. Though there were not many explicit details of Ophelia it was easy to infer from action, and the descriptive words used in the description. It is unclear to me much of what she was thinking towards the end of this novel but I have never read this. But as Shakespeare always did with his poems, it was a tragedy.