FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Innocence
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Death
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She likes pretty things
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Ophelia uses flowers as symbols of her deep sorrow and grief. She is very upset because her father, Polonius, has just been killed by Hamlet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lily (white)-Innocence & purity.
Detailed explanation-3: -The flowers and herbs that Ophelia chose are rosemary, pansy, fennel and columbine. She also gave out rue, daisy and violet.
Detailed explanation-4: -The willow, nettle and daisy are associated with forsaken love, pain, and innocence. Pansies refer to love in vain. Violets, which Ophelia wears in a chain around her neck, stand for faithfulness, chastity or death of the young, any of which meanings could apply here. The poppy signifies death.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ophelia is often depicted in white to represent purity. Ophelia, in Hamlet, serves a few important roles. To an Elizabethan audience and many of the characters in the play, she represents sensitive femininity.