Hamlet’s main focus on characters is their saneness. Throughout the book, most of the important characters are tested to their breaking point in very complicated situations. Some of these characters are lead to their own tragedies; which can also be known as death. Comparing the film to the book can be difficult as it is more inconvenient to see what is going on while one is reading. However, the film helps with giving a guide on what to know what is going on; especially with character movements, facial expressions and how they react to other characters. Kenneth Bronaugh’s portrayal of Ophelia, compared to the text, is that is shows a better view of her transition from sanity to insanity. There are many factors that play into Ophelia’s mental…show more content… Since, the death of her father the book and the film both show that Ophelia has become insane. The film, however, shows a better portrayal of it. During the scene, she is tied up and in a straight jacket on the floor. She, repeatedly says that her father is “dead and gone” with wide eyes an expressionless face. She mentions flowers a lot and yells into people's’ faces when talking about it sometimes. She gives the Queen, Laertes and the King almost no personal space just like how Hamlet gave her no personal space when speaking to her during the play. Ophelia mimics Hamlet’s actions after his father’s death. This is where Ophelia has, finally, reached her breaking point. The first few events that had happened that made her this way, were all events where she was still somewhat sane in. She bottled in all of her emotions until her father’s death where they all poured out into one huge mess. This was her final breaking point. In the film, her appearance is very crazy looking. Her hair is down and messed up and she has a white nightgown on; and looks as if she has just woken up from a deep sleep. Her emotions are also very high and then very low. She laughs and giggles at some times and then becomes completely serious the next second. There was scene where she was talking to Laertes and plays with her hands and acts as if she is a child. They are also sitting on the floor next to a mirror where she constantly looks and talks to herself sometimes. After their conversation is over, she walks out of the room and goes to a wall. The camera shows Laertes reaction where he is in complete shock because of what had happened to his sister. The camera also still shows Ophelia in the background where she just stands facing the wall without moving. The last scene of Ophelia is of her dead floating in water with her eyes open indicating that she has committed suicide. Bronaugh has portrayed
