Ophelia

Ophelia is a very complex character.  She loves a man who loves her back and can not be with her.  Although Shakespear hnts that Hamlet and her had snuck around and did things with her she doesn't seem to be able to handle it.  She seems very unstable, so the death of her father being killed by the man she loves, may have been the reason she went crazy.  Some believe that she loved Hamlet so much that seeing him go "mad" she too went mad.  I do feel sorry for her because Hamlet is able to "pretend" while she just goes insane, everyone treats her like a mental paitent while Hamlet is allowed to roam freely.  If I were to direct the play I'm not exactly sure how i would interpret Ophelia.  She is such a complex character there is no right way of interpreting her.