Full analysis of the fate of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet. How she works in the tragic genre, as a feminist counterpoint to Hamlet, and truth teller. I get into her death, her madness, and relationship with Hamlet. I also explain the "to be or not to be" soliloquy and what it has to do with Hamlet's anger towards Ophelia.

Sources:
Aristotle, Poetics
Tina Packer, Women of Will: The Remarkable Evolution of Shakespeare's Female Characters
Snake picture: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/185762118434
Stephen Greenblatt, the Norton Shakespeare, essential plays, the sonnets

00:00 - Intro
02:28 - Hamlet's anger
08:23 - Garden of Eden
11:07 - Hamlet's mom
15:17 - Ophelia was perfect
16:55 - To be or not to be
22:39 - Their break up
25:03 - Billy was a feminist?
28:47 - Hamlet's lonely
31:07 - The tragic genre
34:31 - Her drowning
38:48 - Her madness
43:05 - Her flowers
46:11 - Shakespeare's couples
49:52 - Final thoughts

I used FIRECRACKER by LEMMiNO and Herbal Tea by SmartToaster as some background music