makes Ophelia a dynamic character. Ophelia’s dialogue does not make sense to the reader, which develops a tone of chaos and corruption. Ophelia communicates through singing random songs: “ ‘They bore him barefaced on the bier, / (Hey non nonny, nonny, hey nonny,) / And in his grave rained many a tear…” (IV, V, 188-190). Ophelia’s singing further develops her as having lost her wits. Shakespeare chooses to have Ophelia lapse into singing because it draws the reader’s attention to her madness, and is…
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