Ophelia is one of the main characters in the play Hamlet, as the daughter of the king's chief advisor, Polonius, sister of Laertes, and the object of Hamlet's romantic interest. Ophelia is one of the very few female characters in the play and Ophelia and Queen Gertrude are both contrasted. Ophelia is a loyal character, who opposes Queen Gertrude because Gertrude betrayed her husband, King Hamlet, by poisoning him and marrying his brother, now King Claudius. He is a loyal character and the prime example is shown by the way he behaves towards his father. She clearly has so much respect for him and appreciates whatever he says to her. For example, in Act 1, Scene 3, when Ophelia was talking to Laertes about Hamlet, and then their father enters, Polonius says to Ophelia, “By Lord Hamlet, you believe so much in him that he is young, and with a closer bond greater may you walk than what is given to you. Few, Ophelia, do not believe in his vows, because they are not mediators of that color that their investments show, but simple implorers of impious clothes, breathing like sanctified and pious ruffians, and the better to deceive. This is for everyone: I would not, to put it plainly, from this moment on, that you should slander so much in any free moment, as to say words or talk to the Lord Hamlet. Be careful, I'll make you pay. Come your way." (Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 3, 24-35) Then, to which Ophelia replies: "I will obey, my lord." (Act 1, Scene 3, 36) She is clearly obeying her father when he tells her that she should never see Hamlet again. It can also be inferred that she is naive because throughout their entire conversation, she thought that Hamlet was being totally honest with her and never considered what kind of person Hamlet might... half of paper... ...f his fathers, Hamlet was also betrayed. He kept wondering how his mother could do this to him and Hamlet plots revenge against the king; the king is also plotting revenge against Hamlet. Hamlet is saddened by his father's death, but what saddened him even more was that his mother would do things like betray his father. However, his father's death was the main reason why he went mad. She didn't go crazy about anything else. She was deeply saddened by her father's death because he was the only one she looked up to and who she said was her shining light, so to speak, but now that light is gone and she saw no point in continuing with life. Ophelia also resented Hamlet later because she knew he had killed her father, but she didn't feel like she had to plot revenge against Hamlet for killing her father. Works Cited Shakespeare's Hamlet