Ophelia’s dress is blue, yellow, and red; each of these colors has a strong symbolic meaning that can apply to Ophelia. Blue is the most prominent color on Ophelia’s dress and can be “used to represent depression, sadness and gloominess” (Jacob Olesen). This is an accurate representation of Ophelia because of the situations her character was put into, she lost everything and then fell into a mad depression. The second most obvious color on her dress is the gold/yellow lace, a very fitting color because yellow can be an “unstable color associated with cowardice and mental illness” (Jacob Olesen). The cowardice interpretation of yellow can fit the interpretation that she committed suicide, because instead of face hear madness she was a coward