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Ophelia ( / oʊˈfiːliə /) is a character in William Shakespeare 's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet, who, due to Hamlet's actions, ends up in a state of madness that ultimately leads to her drowning.
Ophelia is a 2018 historical romantic drama film directed by Claire McCarthy and written by Semi Chellas about the character of the same name from William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. Based on the novel by Lisa Klein, the film follows the story of Hamlet from Ophelia's perspective.
The classic Shakespearean tragedy is reimagined through a bold and new perspective, featuring Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) as the title character.
Jun 28, 2019 · Ophelia: Directed by Claire McCarthy. With Daisy Ridley, Mia Quiney, Calum O'Rourke, Nathaniel Parker. A reimagining of Hamlet, told from Ophelia's perspective.
Today, his drowning Ophelia (1852) is the most popular work in the Tate Gallery. Earlier this year a visitor from Australia, arriving at Millbank, burst into tears to find Ophelia away on tour in Japan. Its fame derives, of course, from the story of its model, the Pre-Raphaelite mascot Elizabeth Siddal, who lay wearing an antique brocade gown ...
She is a daughter, sister, lover and a member of the royal court’s entourage. In each of those roles she is either exploited or abused or both, and under that irresistible pressure, she descends into mental illness. She loses her reason and appears at court babbling and behaving incoherently.
Ophelia is Polonius’s daughter, Laertes’s sister, and Hamlet’s former love-interest. Throughout the play, Ophelia is described as sweet and chaste, the ideal daughter who obeys her father...
