Ophelia
Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius and the sister of Laertes. She is introduced in the play as the love intrest of Hamlet. However, her family thinks otherwise.
Polonius and Laertes both give Ophelia the same order which is to be wary of Hamlet's intentions as he may really be acting his love in order to take advantage of Ophelia. Therefore, Polonius orders Ophelia to reject Hamlet and prevent his access to her, which is an order that Ophelia chose to obey. In Act 2 however, it is shown that Hamlet becomes mad and Polonius believes that it is because of Ophelia rejecting him. In order to confirm his belief Ophelia is used as a pawn in the plan of Claudius and Polonius. |
In Act 3, it is shown that Ophelia loved Hamlet, while Hamlet tells her that he never loved her. This along with Hamlet's ridicules lead Ophelia into thinking that Hamlet is actually insane.
In Act 4, Ophelia finds out that her father dies, and this puts her into a state of shock. She sings random verses which do not make any sense, and does random actions as well.
At the end of Act 4, Ophelia is shown to have committed suicide by drowning herself, which comes as a great shock to Hamlet in Act 5 where he claims that he really did love Ophelia.
In Act 4, Ophelia finds out that her father dies, and this puts her into a state of shock. She sings random verses which do not make any sense, and does random actions as well.
At the end of Act 4, Ophelia is shown to have committed suicide by drowning herself, which comes as a great shock to Hamlet in Act 5 where he claims that he really did love Ophelia.