Ophelia's Relationship With Hamlet

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From the first time I encountered Hamlet, I have wanted to know more about Ophelia. Ophelia’s motives, feelings, backstory, thoughts, etc. are things that I have always wondered about when I read the play. For this reason, I decided that in my story I would give Ophelia a voice. Often times throughout the play, characters talk down to Ophelia and treat her like a child who knows nothing but I do not think this is the case. During her encounters with Laertes, her father and Hamlet, I wanted Ophelia to have a moment to think for herself and allow the audience, or reader, to know that she does not agree with many of the things that are happening to her. Another aspect of Ophelia that I wanted to explore was her relationship with Hamlet. I ultimately