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Identify and discuss different interpretations of Ophelia. Choose a particular scene to discuss in detail and then connect this with Ophelia's appearance in the rest of the play.
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Identify and discuss different interpretations of Ophelia. Choose a particular scene to discuss in detail and then connect this with Ophelia's appearance in the rest of the play. Hamlet is the story of a Danish prince who's father, the late king whom he loved passionately, has recently been murdered. Hamlet's mourning is unnaturally deep as he suspects the murderer to be his fathers brother, now king, Claudius, who has also just married Hamlets mother, Gertrude. Hamlet seeks to avenge his fathers murder and is constantly seeking to find out the truth behind the suspicious death. Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in early 17th century, with the first print being dated back to 1603, he incorporated ideas from other sources such as Saxo Grammaticus and the history of Denmark. Various themes run throughout the play, the most significant being revenge, as well as death, insanity and suicide. Shakespeare borrows ideas for Hamlet from the story of...
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