Part one of term paper
In Shakespeare’s, Hamlet, Ophelia is a character that illustrates fragility, innocence, and dependency. As the daughter of Polonius, a servant to the King, Ophelia is forced to obey her father’s orders and choose between the love of her life and her obedience to her father. The choice Ophelia makes is very detrimental to the other char ...

Part two of term paper
... of mood towards her come from shock. She can not believe Hamlet is speaking to her “ . . . with so much rudeness, which seems to be useless and wanton cruelty” (Eastman 181). Ophelia of course, has no idea of the state Hamlet is in. She probably figures his state of mind is caused by her obeying her father’s orders. For instance, Arthur Eastman states: “Hamlet vents upon Ophelia; it is his sense of outrage at Ophelia, that she could place obedience to her father before her love for h ...