Did Hamlet Sleep with Ophelia?
Did Hamlet Sleep with Ophelia? While she lives in the same patriarchal society that demands that she subjugate herself to her father and her brother until she is married, Ophelia has fallen in love with Prince Hamlet. There is strong evidence that she has even had sexual relations with him.
Does Ophelia get pregnant in Hamlet?
And, indeed, shortly thereafter, Ophelia drowns herself. The conventional interpretation is that Hamlet has broken her heart and killed her father. But the play seems to suggest strongly that Hamlet has seduced her, and to hint that she is pregnant as well.
Was Ophelia’s death accidental?
Some see Ophelia’s death as an accident; others see it as a suicide resulting from the accumulation of a series of unfortunate events: her rejection by her boyfriend, her father’s murder, and her possible pregnancy.
What does Ophelia say before killing herself?
Ophelia’s utterance, “No, no, he is dead / Go to thy deathbed” provides us with the primary motivation for her suicide and a glimpse into the dichotomous thinking that pre ceded it.
