Ophelia

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Ophelia ( oh-FEE-lee-ə) is a character in William Shakespeare's drama Hamlet (1599–1601). She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. Polonius convinces Ophelia to spurn Hamlet, and he is later killed by Hamlet. After her father's death at the hands of Hamlet, Ophelia goes mad, and ultimately drowns in the river.

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