Hamlet is a tragic play that ends with many lives being lost, one of whom was Ophelia. It would seem that this character’s love knew no bounds. She had a tremendously close relationship with her father, a well-respected official in the Danish court. In another aspect, Ophelia and Hamlet’s love was no secret for they were bona fide lovers. Although he treated her with little respect, she was still madly in love with him. Her endearment of the protagonist was boundless. The last of the men in her life was her brother, Laertes. These two siblings were extremely close but as Laertes departed for France, the vast number of miles in between them gradually began to drive a wedge into their relationship. Despite their separation, she continued to connect
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Due to her close-knit relationship with him, Polonius’s death sent his dear daughter into a state of delirium and shock. Her father was there for her whenever she needed someone, such as when Hamlet talked ill of her and told her to “get thee to a nunnery.” Polonius was the one who had raised Ophelia and would defend her no matter the circumstances. Thus, she was solely dependent on his support and advice. Her relationship with her father was filled with love and seemed to have no limit. However, this notion came crashing down when Hamlet plunged his sword into Polonius, thinking he, Polonius, was King Claudius. Without Polonius, Ophelia was left with no one to fall back on because she had no female figure in her life and all the men in her life were becoming distant from her. Out of all these men, her father evidently had the most predominant effect on her life. Just as he advised the king in political matters, he too helped Ophelia overcome her own personal issues involving friends and most of all, Hamlet. He was the one who charged Ophelia not to talk to Hamlet because he believed Hamlet did not truly love Ophelia but was only trying to sleep with her. The feeling of when Polonius charged her to act as if Hamlet was non-existent, and coupled with the untimely death of her father, caused her to internally go
Due to her close-knit relationship with him, Polonius’s death sent his dear daughter into a state of delirium and shock. Her father was there for her whenever she needed someone, such as when Hamlet talked ill of her and told her to “get thee to a nunnery.” Polonius was the one who had raised Ophelia and would defend her no matter the circumstances. Thus, she was solely dependent on his support and advice. Her relationship with her father was filled with love and seemed to have no limit. However, this notion came crashing down when Hamlet plunged his sword into Polonius, thinking he, Polonius, was King Claudius. Without Polonius, Ophelia was left with no one to fall back on because she had no female figure in her life and all the men in her life were becoming distant from her. Out of all these men, her father evidently had the most predominant effect on her life. Just as he advised the king in political matters, he too helped Ophelia overcome her own personal issues involving friends and most of all, Hamlet. He was the one who charged Ophelia not to talk to Hamlet because he believed Hamlet did not truly love Ophelia but was only trying to sleep with her. The feeling of when Polonius charged her to act as if Hamlet was non-existent, and coupled with the untimely death of her father, caused her to internally go