Ophelia

Ophelia appears as Laertes' sister, discussing Hamlet's advances and receiving counsel from Laertes and Polonius. Ophelia describes a frightening encounter with Hamlet, detailing his disheveled appearance and erratic behavior, and confirms she has rejected his advances as instructed. Engages in a tense exchange with Hamlet, receives his rebuke, laments his madness, and pleads for heavenly help. Ophelia exchanges flirtatious remarks with Hamlet. Ophelia sings a series of mournful songs about death, promises, and flowers, revealing her destabilized mental state and grief over several deaths. Ophelia is reported as drowned in a brook.