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Ophelia, while her part is arguably small, is one of the main characters in the play, Hamlet. Her character is the love interest of Prince Hamlet of Denmark. She is the sister of Leartes and the daughter of Polonius. Her character experiences a rollercoaster of emotions throughout the play. These emotions affect the actions that she takes weather she wanted to do them or not.

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"I shall the effect of this good lesson keep as watchman to my heart."
1.3.49-50

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In the beginning the play, Ophelia is advised by her brother to be wary of Hamlet's feelings, while on the other hand, her father tells her that she is to immediately stop seeing Hamlet. This goes directly against what she wants for herself and allows to the audience to see that she is a woman who is, for lack of a better term, meek and obedient. She feels the need to follow the advice of her brother and the demands of the father in order to fulfill her role as a proper sister and daughter.

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Ophelia's sense of duty and obligation to the demands of her brother and father caused her to follow their will and she stopped encouraging the affections of Hamlet, even though she believes Hamlet to be genuine in regards to his feelings as he "made many tenders of his affection to [her]" (1.3.108-109). Due to her belief in Hamlet's genuine love, she was unwilling to reject Hamlet, but responded with "I shall obey, my lord" (1.3.145). Her rejection of Hamlet, caused the insanity in Hamlet to increase, which led to other characters believe Hamlet was going crazy for Ophelia's love.

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And I of ladies most dejected and wretched, that sucked the honey of his [musiced] vows, now see the most noble and sovereign reason, like sweet bells jangled, out of time and harsh; that unmatched form and stature of blown youth blasted with ecstasy" 3.2.169-174

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As the play progresses, Ophelia begins to question the truth behind the love of Hamlet. After she pushed him away, he responds by saying "You should not have believed me, for virtue cannot so inoculate our old stock but we shall relish it. I loved you not" (Act  3 scene i Lines 127-129). Though the reader knows that Hamlet is saying this out of spite, simply to make Ophelia hurt as he does, his rejection and scorn are what serves as the beginning point of Ophelia's emotional decline.

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Part II: Betrayal Leading to Conservation

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Part II: Betrayal Leading to Conservation

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Ophelia, suffering from Hamlet's reaction to her pushing him away, begins to interact with him in brief formal statements like, "no, my lord" and "ay, my lord" (3.2.120 & 131). Her previous relationship with Hamlet allowed Ophelia to be more open and free with her expressions. However, in an attempt to preserve her heart and protect herself, she pulls away from Hamlet. This not only leads to further sadness on the part of Ophelia, but Hamlet also becomes more ruthless

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They bore him barefaced on the brier, hey nonny, nonny hey nonny, and in his grave rained many a tear Act 4 Scene v Lines 188-190.

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By the end of the play, Ophelia has lost all sense of self and slips into a delusional/repressive state. This was caused by the demands put on her by her family, the rejection by Hamlet, and the death of her father.  When the event of his death is brought up, she replies, "Pray let's have no words of this" (Act 4 Scene 5 Line 51). Given little time to process these life-altering events, she becomes seemingly unable to express herself in a logical way, and leaves other characters questioning her beahviors.

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Ophelia's feeling of being overwhelmed causes her to turn to the one person that she feels she has left--brother in Paris, father dead, and Hamlet rejected--herself. She retreats inward, so much so that other characters begin to perceive her actions as madness. What she thinks and feels becomes a mystery to both the characters and the audience, this withdrawal leads to her death by drowning--whether it was or wasn't intentional.

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Part III: Mad World: Jasmine Thompson Cover

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Part III: Mad World: Jasmine Thompson Cover

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Mad World - Tears for Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson)

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The song "Mad World" is focused on a person who feels their life has become the same thing over and over. While this may not seem like Ophelia initially, there are some similarities. For example, the verse, "Going nowhere, going nowhere Their tears are filling up their glasses No expression, no expression. Hide my head, I want to drown my sorrow No tomorrow, no tomorrow," relates to Ophelia, because following the death of her father, she is no longer dealing with her emotions. While she is not the only character suffering in the play, she is the only character without any support. She begins to act a child which shows the dramatic effect that emotions can have on a character. Most of the characters in the text summed her actions up as crazy. Her emotional overload led to her death and had a negative effect on other characters like Hamlet and Leartes.

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In the poem "Madness" by Olivia Cooley, the narrator reflects the situation and some of the emotions of Ophelia. Ophelia is not living in what could be called the real world because she is not living how she wants. When the narrator of the poem wonders in the world that they live in is "made up," it is similar in a sense to the world that is made for Ophelia. She lives in a world where she does not care for Hamlet even though that is not the reality.

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After looking at a single character of the play, it is clear that the characters emotions have a large effect on the actions that the characters take. Ophelia begins and ends the play unable to express herself or her emotions freely, which lead to negative consequences. The audience, in turn, can see that individuals who are not able to or are restricted from expressing their emotions are not truly living their eyes and can hurt the people closest to them.