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The Death of Ophelia in Hamlet: Causes, Textual Evidence, and Significance

Ophelia dies offstage between Acts IV and V, after falling into a brook, drowning, and being overwhelmed by the psychological trauma of her father’s murder and lover’s betra...

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Why Did Ophelia Drown Herself?

Ophelia drowns herself after descending into madness following the death of her father, Polonius, and the collapse of her relationship with Hamlet in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The...

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