Blog Post #12: Hamlet Character Justification Page

As a drama fanatic, I've always admired Shakespeare's work. When I discovered we were going to be reading Hamlet, I was ecstatic. I am going to be writing blog posts for every Act of Hamlet and all of the posts will be written from Ophelia's perspective. I chose Ophelia because I identify with her. My father has always had a strong influence on me, and I always seem to develop crushes on people I shouldn't, just like Ophelia. Being the control freak that I am, if something in my life goes wrong, I go insane. Though my lover did not kill my father like Ophelia's lover did, I would still sing silly songs instead of confronting reality when it it comes down to it. If Ophelia was a teenage girl in this generation and had a twitter account, she would be respectful of what she posted for her father's sake and tweeted about loving Hamlet without using his name (i.e. "He is so dreamy!" "I hate it when you act so...insane!") Writing from Ophelia's perspective may be difficult since she is not entirely prominent throughout the play, but I love Ophelia, Shakespeare's Hamlet, and of course a challenge!