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Ophelia: The Forgotten Character
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Ophelia is Polonius' daughter. According to M.M. Reese (108), her name is generally thought to be derived from the Greek word apheleia, meaning "innocence." This is certainly a good description of her outlook on life, every bit as ingenuous as her brother's. It may not, however, apply to her sexu ....
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....the depressing event of his father's death, Hamlet had fallen in love with her. She had "sucked the honey of his music vows" and returned his affection. But when her father had challenged the honor of Hamlet's intentions, Ophelia could only reply: "I do not know, my lord, what I should think." Used to relying upon her father's direction and brought up to be obedient, she can only accept her father's belief, seconded by that of her brother, that Hamlet's "holy vows" of love were simply designed.... |
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