2007-03-20 01:18:05 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
Ophelia was hanging flowers on a bough of a willow tree by a brook. The branch broke, and she went into the water. The final image Gertrude describes is that of Ophelia, singing bits of old songs "as one incapable of her own distress." In other words, she was so far gone at that point that she didn't even seem to realize that she was in imminent danger of drowning.
The thing I always find curious about Gertrude's description of Ophelia's death is:
Who actually SAW it? Someone must have relayed this story to Gertrude. Did the eye-witness(es) attempt to save her? I mean, Ophelia -- according to the story -- floated on the water for awhile before she sank. Who was watching? It's kind of weird.
2007-03-20 02:40:03 · answer #1 · answered by shkspr 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋