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Ophelia's Suicide Analysis

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The news Gertrude brings of Ophelia is that she had drowned in the river. The religious argument the gravediggers deal with as they dig Ophelia’s grave is if she should be buried in a graveyard since her death was a suicide. Once Hamlet learns that Ophelia has died, he reacts with sorrow and anger. Hamlet’s state of mind through his actions reveals that he felt guilt for how he treated Ophelia. Also, Hamlet 's state of mind revealed his feelings for Ophelia by the way he reacted. Through the conclusion of the scene, his feelings for Ophelia are revealed in a strong way. He mentions how he would cry, fight, stop eating, cut himself, drink vinegar, eat a crocodile and bury himself alive with her. Hamlet tells Horatio that Claudius had written
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