FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
HAMLET
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Question
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She fell ill after the play
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She has gone mad as a result of Hamlet’s actions
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She is heartbroken because Hamlet was sent away
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She is heartbroken because her brother also died
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Hamlet Act 4, Scene 5, Ophelia has lost her mind due to grief over her father’s death and Hamlet’s departure. She is imploring to be let into the castle to speak with Gertrude and Horatio, who is Hamlet’s best friend.
Detailed explanation-2: -A court gentleman reports that Ophelia has become pitiably insane. Gertrude refuses to see the girl, but Horatio points out that Ophelia’s mental state may attract undue attention to herself and the crown. Gertrude then agrees to speak with Ophelia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why does Ophelia go mad? Ophelia goes mad because her father, Polonius, whom she deeply loved, has been killed by Hamlet. In addition, Hamlet, whom she also loved, has cruelly rejected her.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mad with grief over the death of her father, Ophelia drowned herself in a river. This madness, in the end, led Ophelia to commit suicide as she had nothing to live for without the men in her life who bestowed her sense of identity upon her.
Detailed explanation-5: -Ophelia listens to her kinsmen’s advice and withdraws from him. Her withdrawal provokes an intense, misogynistic reaction from Hamlet, and ultimately Ophelia goes mad and dies tragically without the misunderstanding coming to light.