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Ophelia in William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Hamlet is a very complex play based upon the relationships within the
walls of Elsinore Castle in Denmark. Hamlet is the main character and
is the base for all the emotions and feelings in the play. Gertrude
(Hamlets Mother), Claudius (Hamlets Uncle and his Mother's new husband
and the new King) play major roles in the play. Ophelia is outside the
family connections of these three characters but still has a major
impact on the audience of the play. Many people have become fascinated
by Ophelia. William Hazlitt wrote:

"Ophelia is a character almost too exquisitely touching to be dwelt
upon. Oh rose of May, oh flower too soon faded!"

A Victorian Actress wrote:

"When we see Ophelia first this 'Rose of May' is just budding; and,
indeed, it is as a bud, never as a full flower, that she lived her
brief life"

Many people over the years have viewed Ophelia as a pure, perfect
young girl, however, through......

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