Ophelia (/ oʊˈfiːliə / oh-FEE-lee-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. Due to Hamlet's actions, Ophelia ultimately becomes mad and drowns.
In the play, the character Ophelia is Hamlet’s love interest - however, the origins of the name do go back further. The name Ophelia has Greek origins, carrying the meaning to help or to aid.
Ophelia is a character in William Shakespeare’s tragic play, “.” A young noblewoman of Denmark, she is the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and lover of Prince Hamlet.
Ophelia, daughter of Polonius, sister to Laertes, and rejected lover of Hamlet in William Shakespeare’s tragedy Hamlet. Ophelia’s mad scene (Act IV, scene 5) is one of the best known in Western literature, and her tragic figure, that of innocence gone mad, has often been portrayed in art.
Lisa Klein’s YA novel Ophelia (and movie) approaches the events of Hamlet from Ophelia’s point of view, suggesting what might happen to her between and beyond the lines of Shakespeare’s play.
Arguably the most famous depiction of Ophelia in pop culture in recent years is the 2019 film Ophelia, which reimagined Hamlet from Ophelia’s point of view, with Daisy Ridley starring as...
Yahoo: Taylor Swift's ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ may take cues from 'Hamlet'
Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl' album cover ; Ophelia Hamlet by John Everett Millais. "He pretends he doesn’t know what these words mean, but he knows what these words mean,” Swift said. “He ...