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Ophelia's Despair In Hamlet Essay

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I believe that Ophelia’s act was that of despair. Ophelia suffered a great deal of emotional trauma throughout the course of the play. The man she loves viciously rejects her before leaving Denmark, which leaves her feeling betrayed and heavy-hearted. Not only this but, Hamlet is believed to have gone insane and was the one who took her father’s life. With all of this going on, her brother and confidant, Laertes is off in England. Ophelia is left all alone, with no one to talk to. With no one to love or care for her, and now branded by Hamlet as wortheless, what is there left for Ophelia? Ophelia’s loneliness, despair, and grief consume her which leads to her taking her own life. There is speculation that Ophelia may have been pregnant. This
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