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Ophelia (/ oʊ ˈ f iː l i ə /) is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark , the daughter of Polonius , sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet .
The prominent red poppy—not mentioned by Shakespeare's description of the scene—represents sleep and death. [5] At an early stage in the painting's creation, Millais painted a water vole—which an assistant had fished out of the Hogsmill—paddling next to Ophelia. In December 1851, he showed the unfinished painting to Holman Hunt's relatives.
What follows is an overview of the main characters in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, followed by a list and summary of the minor characters from the play. [1] Three different early versions of the play survive: known as the First Quarto ("Q1"), Second Quarto ("Q2"), and First Folio ("F1"), each has lines—and even scenes—missing in the others, and some character names vary.
Ophelia is a 1894 oil on canvas painting by the English painter John William Waterhouse, [1] depicting a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet. She is a young noblewoman of Denmark , a potential wife for Prince Hamlet .
The essence of the work is the brooding atmosphere depicting Elsinore, but there is an obvious love theme, and a plaintive melody on the oboe can be seen to represent Ophelia. What makes "Hamlet" unique from other works of Tchaikovsky fantasy is the lack of a structural development.
In the 1964 The Addams Family, Morticia's sister is named Ophelia: both sisters are played by Carolyn Jones. Ophelia is depicted with flowers in her hair, and often carrying flowers, alluding to the play. [23] In the second episode of the television series Desperate Romantics, Elizabeth Siddal poses for John Everett Millais' Ophelia painting. [24]
The River Bank (Ophelia) is a 1980 painting by the English painter David Inshaw. The subject is from William Shakespeare 's play Hamlet . It was made for a joint exhibition of the Brotherhood of Ruralists , where each artist made his own interpretation of the subject.
A category containing female characters in William Shakespeare's works. Subcategories. ... Ophelia; P. Perdita (The Winter's Tale) Portia (The Merchant of Venice) Q.