Shakespeare's Ophelia always seems to do as she is told, even if it is strongly against what her heart says. She is found always betraying her one true love, Hamlet, by obeying her father, Polonius, and later the king, Claudius, who believe that Hamlet has gone mad. Polonius seemed to be against Hamlet from the start, which should have been at least a signal to Ophelia to try and sneak around to be with Hamlet since Polonius did not even know him.
First, Polonius told Ophelia not to ever speak to…
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