Analyzing Ophelia
Analyzing Ophelia: Justifying a Mad, Contradictory WomanA lot of new information comes during Act 4. However, the saddest character and turn of events in the play so far has to be Ophelia. She has gone from a kind, sweet, innocent lady of the court to a crazed, stark raving mad woman.Is she justified in her craziness? What has caused this major shift in Ophelias character? In your response, be sure to analyze her words and actions throughout the play thus far as you prove how they have contributed to or convey her craziness.Be sure to PROVE her craziness with STRONG evidence from No Fear Shakespeare–the original text! Be sure to follow the expectations outlined in the attached rubric.This is the link to the NO FEAR translation for Act 4 and the scenes: https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/hamlet/page_212/So this link has the original text and modern text. It is required to you text in the essay, please use the original text and put the scene it came from. Do Not use the modern text , the modern text is just there for you to understand the original text.This is the link to the summary of act 4 and the 7 scenes: https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/hamlet/section10/This is the link to the graphic novel if it helps and makes it faster to read:
