Ophelia Play Analysis

heart. He is not played as the villain and his death actually inspires a sense of loss in the movie that was simply a momentary plot structure in the play. Polonius seems to get so wrapped up in the adventure of what is going on and the game of manipulation that when he ends up dead, it is as shocking to him as the viewer (Keahmann). Despite this positive on behalf of the movie version, it does more harm than good to the overall state of the work. The change in emotional dynamics leaves the character of Ophelia to be portrayed in a manner that detracts. Ophelia is a character mistreated by the movie version. The lack of female characters in the play makes the two there are more important. The queen is basically a mindless twit that seems …show more content…
In the play she is portrayed as “crazy” in a happy or simple sort of way. She is singing, rhyming, and making very morbid comments of the inappropriate manner (Shakespeare 26). In the movie, the sweet and simple madness is portrayed as an angry spiral into a demented state. Instead of a sudden loss of sanity, she is angry and tortured. It deters from the humor of the play and changes the tone significantly from entertainment flavored and leaves the bitter taste of tragedy …show more content…
It seems as though the movie direction was to prevent feelings of victimization on Ophelia’s behalf. Even her suicide is in a manner that is dramatic but completely self-directed as she jumped off a balcony and drowns in the fountain below. It is as if she is escaping her madness and taking charge of her own destiny (Smith). A shout to the heavens that she is in charge of her own destiny. It changed the ending significantly. Where Laertes was angry and seeking revenge for the loss of his father and his sister being driven mad, in the movie it seemed as if he was simply a weapon being utilized by