We are gathered here today to honor and pay our respects to
our dear friend Ophelia. Ophelia was a bright and bubbly young lady, whose
spirit will be with us forever. She would give advice and help anyone who was
in need of it. Some people feel Ophelia does not deserve a proper Christian
burial, but we do. The rumor is she killed herself, but we do not believe this
story. Gertrude was the only one close enough to see what was happening. If she
saw what Ophelia was doing, why didn’t she run to help her and maybe she could
have even saved her life. Is Gertrude’s story the truth or just what she wants
us to hear? We all know Ophelia was going through very difficult times. If the
friends she was always there for, were there when she needed them, she might be
alive today.
The death of her father and recent
breakup with Hamlet overwhelmed Ophelia with stress. Ophelia loved her father
and Hamlet, but when her father told her she could not be with Hamlet, she
became very upset. She loved Hamlet more then she ever loved anyone before.
This caused Ophelia to become depressed. Soon after this, Hamlet killed her
father, Polonius. Ophelia felt responsible for the death of her father, causing
her to go mad from the stress. After Hamlet killed Polonius, Hamlet started to
become mentally ill. This also put stress on Ophelia. Hamlet said he would eat
a crocodile for Ophelia but yet would not be a friend for her to talk to when
she needed him. Also, Ophelia was very close to her brother Laertes. If he was
having a problem she was always by his side and would help him get through
whatever it was. She was always there for the men in her life and in return,
the men cause her death.
Ophelia was taken away from us far too
soon. She was young with her whole life ahead of her. No one will know what
Ophelia was thinking seconds before she drowned. We will just have to wait
until we meet her again in the after life. Until then, we should be happy that
Ophelia does not have to go through anymore stress and can be with her father
once again. Now, we must keep Ophelia’s spirit alive. You will be truly missed
beautiful. Rest in peace Ophelia.
With the stress gone from her soul, Ophelia can truly rest peacefully. I never realized how tough Ophelia had it until I found out her insanity and stress was the source of her problems. As this once fully spirited woman is laid to rest, hopefully people will understanding how precious and difficult life can be. With the help of her loved ones, Ophelia could have still been roaming the Earth sharing smiles to others. However, all things must come to an end. Ophelia still has a chance to see her loved ones in the afterlife. Ophelia's spirit shall live on in the hearts of her loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI like the fact that you stated how Gertrude might have been part of Ophelia's death. I did not look at the situation in that way. I wonder if Gertrude let Ophelia kill herself because she felt that Ophelia was bringing down Hamlet and additionally, making her feel worse about Polonius death. Overall, I really enjoyed your post and how you incorporated fact that men caused her death.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed how you mentioned that Ophelia could still be alive today if her friends where there when she needed them the most. It really made me think of how differently the book would have turned out if she had never died. Also, I agree with you thinking that she deserves a proper christian burial, I feel like that was very important to include. Overall, this was very well written, good job!!
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