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She drowns after going crazy. Many think it is a suicide.

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At the end o the play they find her in a brook. They believe that she had drowned. But, the priest thinks that she had killed herself.

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She went crazy and died by drowning in a river.

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Sometime after scene 5 and before scene 7, Ophelia falls off a tree into a stream and drowns, which is described by Gertrude at great length in Scene 7.

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She drowned in a river while picking flowers.

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Q: What happened to Ophelia in act 4 and why in the book hamlet?
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What Does Ophelia Agree To Do?

In Act 1 Scene 3 of Hamlet, Ophelia agrees to reject Hamlet's amorous advances as her father instructed her to do.


Do Hamlet and Ophelia secretly marry at the end of act 1?

no


What lines in act III of Hamlet suggest that Hamlet suspects Polonius' presence?

"Where is your father?" (said to Ophelia)


What does Polonius suggest after Hamlet and Ophelia see one another in act two scene two?

In Act 3 scene 1 of Hamlet (the "nunnery" scene), Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop on the conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia. Well, it's sort of eavesdropping since Ophelia knows they are there and if Hamlet does not know at the beginning of the conversation, he figures it out pretty quickly.


When did hamlet intrude into ophelia private quarters?

Hamlet breaks into Ophelia's chamber sometime near the beginning of Act II. We cannot tell exactly when because it happens offstage. However, it appears that Ophelia has rushed straight from the incident to tell her father, so Hamlet must have been in there when Polonius is talking to Reynaldo.


Why do you think Hamlet seems so angry with Ophelia?

In Act 3, Scene 1, Claudius and Polonius try to get Hamlet to reveal his private thoughts by setting up a meeting with his erstwhile girlfriend Ophelia. When Hamlet arrives, he probably knows full well that Claudius is lurking somewhere around but does not appear to be sure that Ophelia is party to the trap. Eventually, however, he figures out that Ophelia knows all about it and it makes him very angry.


How was act you of Hamlet from first to last based on when they occur in the story?

Hamlet gives his "To be, or not to be" soliloquy. Hamlet tells Ophelia, "Get thee to a nunnery!" Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius while he prays. Hamlet kills Polonius.


What does Ophelia tell Claudius about hamlet?

Assuming you are talking about Act II, Ophelia describes how Hamlet came to her chamber, looking disheveled and unkempt, looking depressed, unable to speak, but looked at her, sighed, and wandered away, distracted.


Why does Polonius want Ophelia to stay away from Hamlet?

Polonius is sure, at first, that Hamlet would never marry Ophelia, because of the difference in social status, so he thinks that Hamlet must be only trifling with Ophelia, just for sex. Polonius fears Hamlet doesn't really love Ophelia, and he would get Ophelia pregnant, and then abandon her. We see that in Act 1 scene 3. (Later, in Act 2 scene 1, Polonius changes his mind, however.)


What cause does Polonius give for Hamlets madness?

Polonius is sure that Hamlet has gone mad with love for Ophelia. See these lines by Polonius in Act 2 scene 1: ~Polonius: Come, go with me! I will go seek the King;This is the very ecstasy of love,...Ophelia: ... I did repel his letters, and denied His access to me.Polonius: That hath made him mad;~ So Polonius thinks Hamlet is suffering from the "ecstasy of love" for Ophelia, which has driven him mad.


In act 3 when Hamlet speaks to Ophelia what show is that he has lost faith in her?

He realises that she has lied to him about her father not being there and that she has betrayed him


Who are in Hamlet Act 2 scene 1?

This idea is introduced in Act One. Queen Gertrude asks Hamlet why he is still so heavily mourning the death of his father, claiming that he seems to be grieving more than is necessary.