Loss Of Ophelia In Shakespeare's Hamlet

In Act V of the play Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, both Laertes and Hamlet go to Ophelia’s funeral where she is already in the grave, despite technically not being able to have a proper burial as she committed suicide. Even though Hamlet did not know it was Ophelia who was in the grave at first, Hamlet starts going insane due to his devastation towards losing his lover. Both Hamlet and Laertes are seen mourning for the loss of Ophelia and showing genuine love towards her. Hamlet even goes as far as telling Laertes that Laertes is not as sad as Hamlet is, despite Laertes being Ophelia’s blood brother. I personally find this behavior to be quite cowardly and undeserving as Ophelia is in that grave because of Hamlet in the first place, showcasing that Hamlet certainly does not have the right to be the one discouraging others. …show more content…
Similarly, Claudius has also experienced something like this when his own blood brother, old King Hamlet, dies. However, shortly after his “grieving” process, he quickly betrays his brother by marrying the queen and being placed on the throne, which is obviously very selfish and is demonstrative of Claudius as a deceptive villain. Overall, I think that out of the play’s key players, Ophelia and Laertes are quite frankly, the only honest, deserving of good, and just people in the play. Firstly, Ophelia stays humble as a sweet and innocent girl who obeys her father and brother. However, the only bad news follows her and she eventually kills herself due to not being able to handle the immense pain that would result in staying alive. Ophelia has always been honest; she deserved much more than how Hamlet had treated