Behavior Changes In Ophelia In William Shakespeare's Play

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Another way that changes how we behave is the things that we hear from others. When we are presented with some shocking news, like a loved one has passed away, our emotions seem to shift and we start behaving differently. For instance, Hamlet’s behavior changes when he finds out that Ophelia has died. In Shakespeare’s play, we are presented a scene where Hamlet, still known as a lunatic, stays hidden in a cemetery to eavesdrop and finds out that Ophelia is dead. As the priests brings forth a coffin to be buried, Laertes jumps into his sister’s grave and ask to bury him with her. In the distance, Hamlet hears that the corpse is Ophelia and he stops acting like a psychopath and jumps into her grave and shows his true feelings.While inside the