Hamlet Post #3

This week in my blog I would like to continue discussing our conversation with our visitors from the Lantern Theater Company. In class we discussed the play and how the actors portrayed the characters. One of the main things that we focused on was Ophelia's character and her actions. After listening to my peers and our visitors from the Lantern Theater Company I have pondered the idea that Ophelia was just as crazy as Hamlet was. I believe that Ophelia's family was trying to hide the fact that Opehlia was just as "mad" as Hamlet. By forbidding her to see Hamlet, her family probably thought it could keep her sane and her being with Hamlet would just bring out the worst in her and trigger an episode just like his. Once Opehlia's father dies there is no one there to hold her back and to keep her secluded. I believe when Ophelia starts acting up towards the end of the play, that that is the real Opehlia that has been hiding the whole play. Opehlia's character has so much more to her then the audience sees and I believe that Shakespeare should have elaborated on her character more. Opehlia could have brought just as much to the table as Hamlet did and even more, only if her character wasn't so held back. *In this blog I would like my reader to focus on the character Ophelia. Think about how she is portrayed in this play and the potential Opehlia of had if her character was explained more.