Ophelia
Key Words: mental
distress, depression, low self-esteem, lack of dignity, self identification,
self perception, self deprecation.
1. What new information did you learn about your character
in Act 4 that would help an actor or actress understand him or her better?
The songs
that she sings help express the reasons for her madness.
Ex.
“He is dead and gone, lady” Act 4 Scene 5
2. In each scene where your character appears, what is his
or her motivation and objective? In other words, what does he or she really
want? (Sometimes this will be difficult or impossible to determine.)
In act 4
scene 5, Ophelia appears distressed because her objective is for people to
listen and no one did until she became mad.
“Pray you, mark.”
3. How does your character feel about the events in Act 4? About
Hamlet?
She’s
conflicted by her feelings for Hamlet.
“He
is dead and gone”
-Hamlet
-Old
Hamlet
-Polonius
4. What do other characters say about your character and how
do they react to him or her? How does your character feel about other characters?
“I will not
speak with her.”-Gertrude
-Gertrude
may not want to speak with Ophelia because she feels guilty that her son,
Hamlet, killed Polonius and therefore she probably can’t face Ophelia out of
guilt.
-Gertrude’s
ignorance towards Ophelia’s madness doesn’t allow her to view past the
superficial appearance.
“She is
importunate, indeed distract. Her mood will needs be pitied.” –Gentleman
-His
response to Gertrude
“Pray you, mark.” – Ophelia
-Ophelia
just wants everyone to listen to her and she finally got fed up with being
ignored and having her opinion being placed out of importance.
“How do
you, pretty lady?” – Claudius
-Her
appearance
-He
may want to be calming her down.
“ Alas, sweet lady, what imports this song?” -
Gertrude
-Shows Gertrude’s shift in interest for
Ophelia.
-She’s intrigued by the things Ophelia’s
saying.
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