The character of Ophelia, in the play Hamlet, is a very interesting and important role in the elaboration of the plot. Hamlet had fell in love with Ophelia. And even though the insults, from his madness, had affected Ophelia's own sanity, Hamlet did very much love her "I loved Ophelia; forty thousand brothers could not, with all their quantity of love make up my sum.", (5,i,263). Ophelia also did love Hamlet very much but she was restricted to return her feelings to him because of her father's, Polonius, wishes. Polonius disallows Ophelia to have a relation with Hamlet because of what his true intentions towards her really might be. Ophelia loved her father like any daughter would to their own father. That being said, Polonius' death probably was one of the big reasons that started to drive Ophelia towards insanity. Also the the hateful remarks, coming from Hamlet, played a part in her madness also. These two reasons sound very similar to Hamlet's own (self-proclaimed) madness.
             Big arguments have risen between english literature scholars on the subject of "was Hamlet really insane?". We are not william Shakespeare and therefore it will always be a mystery. Either way, Hamlet started his path of madness after talking to his fathers ghost. He also used Ophelia's rejection as hand in his act of crazyness. When the ghost reappears in the closet scene, some audience members truely belive he has gone insane. Ophelia's own madness was pretty much for the same reasons also. Her fathers death, and the rejection from Hamlet.
             Hamlet had alot on his mind in this story. His fathers death and Ophelia's rejections were only a couple reasons why Hamlet went beserk. We also have to realize that he was hell bent on exacting revenge on his uncle. William Shakespeare's characters are so memorable because they are very human like people. In the case of Hamlet, he had to kill someone, and not just anyone his unlce (who he grew up to love as his fa
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