1,2.Character Interactions
Act I Scene
iii
In
this scene Ophelia interacts with Polonius and and Laertes. Both of these
interactions have to do with a talk about Hamlet and how he is mad and not
really in love with Ophelia.We learn that Ophelia has doubts about Hamlet love.
Act II Scene
i
In this scene Ophelia interacts
with Polonius. Ophelia starts a conversation with Polonius and tells him that
Hamlet acted crazy after she told him that she would not accept letters or
visits from him. Polonius acts out and tells her that he should have paid more
attention to Hamlet and that he will talk to the king. We learn in this scene that Ophelia starts thinking that Hamlet is in fact crazy
Act III
Scene i
In this scene Ophelia has an
interaction with Hamlet. Ophelia talks to Hamlet about returning the presents
that were given to her by Hamlet. Hamlet
In this scene also reveals to Ophelia that he was never in love with
her, that he was just mad, crazy and vengeful. We learn in this scene that Ophelia accepts that Hamlet is mad.
Act III
Scene ii
In this scene Ophelia interacts
with Hamlet during the showing of a play. Hamlets start out a conversation that
makes a reference to sex but Ophelia has nothing to say to that. As they are
watching the play Ophelia starts asking Hamlet questions about the play etc.
She starts to figure out what the play represents.We learn in this scene that Ophelia starts focusing more on Hamlets intentions for vengance.
Act IV
scene v
In this scene Ophelia interacts
with King Claudius and Queen Gertrude. Ophelia is called upon and just starts
singing songs while talking to Gertrude. Claudius then arrives at the scene and
explains that Ophelia’s father’s death (Polonius) has driven Ophelia mad/crazy.We learn that Ophelia has gone craz because her father was killed.
Act IV
scene vii
In this act Ophelia interacts
with all the major characters in the story. The reason why this is possible is
because she dies off stage and news of her death is spread .We learn in this scene that Ophelia has died possibly form suicide.
3.Images
4.Quotes
Act 2 Scene 1: "No, my good lord, but as you did command, I did repel his letters and denied his access to me. (pg 40)
Act 3 Scene 1: "Could beauty, my lord, have better commerce than with honesty?" (pg 69)
Act 3 Scene 2: "Will´a tell us what this show meant?" (pg 79)
Act 4 Scene 5: "I hope all be well. We must be patient. But I cannot choose but weep to think they would lay him ith cold ground." (pg 115)
Act 4 Scene 7: "One woe doth tread upon another`s heel, so fast they follow. Your sister`s drown`d, Laertes." (pg 127)
5. Summarative Paragraph
Ophelia is shown as an exemplary daughter and woman all through the start of the play. She is even committed to obeying the Lord, and acknowledging all of his actions. Ophelia’s weakness comes from her personality; she is used to receive orders and following established routines. This makes her an easy target for Polonius and allows him to induce her to act and allow King Claudius to spy on Hamlet. As long as Ophelia is single she will be bound to live alongside her father, and under all of his doings and rules. In many ways, Ophelia is restricted in a handful of aspects that make her live impossible and through many fortuitous
actions, she eventually snapped. In many ways, she became a good girl, gone bad
