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.
Ophelia: Directed by Claire McCarthy. With Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O'Rourke, Nathaniel Parker. A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
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
In this retelling of “Hamlet” from Ophelia’s point of view, the lady-in-waiting pursues a secret romance with the prince amid a deathly power struggle.
The classic Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet takes on a bold and new perspective as it’s reimagined through the point of view of Ophelia.
Ophelia is perhaps the most emblematic of Shakespeare’s “present absences.” She occupies little stage time, speaks less than any other central character, and yet has become the most unforgettable image of Hamlet. Daughter of the court advisor Polonius and sister to Laertes, she is introduced as the obedient “good daughter,” the intended bride of Prince Hamlet — shaped by duty, by ...
Ophelia is a tragic figure in a tragic play. First loved, then spurned by Hamlet, she goes mad and drowns in the river, though we do not know whether by accident or intention. In the play, Hamlet’s mother Gertrude describes Ophelia’s death as though she saw it herself, the girl “incapable of her own distress,” singing in the water “Till that her garments, heavy with their drink/Pull ...