Opheli Character Analysis

Friend: Ophelia, I got your message. What’s the matter?
Ophelia: I’ve ruined it. I can’t do it anymore. I want this all to be over.
Friend: What? Ophelia you know you can tell me anything, it’s me.
Ophelia: No, No I can’t even bring myself to say it.
PAUSE OPHELIA IS ABOUT TO SAY. HAMLET ENTERS.OPHELIA BURSTS INTO TEARS.
Ophelia: I don’t want him here. Get him out!
Friend: Look she’s in a bad way. I think you should leave.
Hamlet: What? Why? I want to know what’s going on.
Ophelia: No Hamlet just go, please, you’ve done enough already. (Through tears)
Hamlet: What’s that supposed to mean?
Ophelia: I can’t do this right now. (Runs out)
Friend: Ophelia! Wait! (Runs after Ophelia)
HAMLET STANDS BEWILDERED/CONFUSED. PAUSE. GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS ENTERS.
Son, what’s wrong?
HAMLET DOESN’T ANSWER.
Gertrude: Come on Hamlet I can tell when something is wrong.
HAMLET STILL DOESN’T ANSWER.
Claudius: Just leave him. He’s probably just still grieving. That boy and his issues..
Hamlet: What did you just say? Who do you think you are?! The only issues I have are with you.
Gertrude: Hamlet that’s enough!
Claudius: No Gertrude. Let the boy say what he has to say.
(LONG PAUSE HAMLET SLOWLY WALKS CLOSE TO CLAUDIUS)
Hamlet: I wouldn’t waste my breath. No words will ever come close to describing how I feel about you.
(HAMLET GOES TO TURN AWAY BUT COME BACK FIST CLENCHED IN THE AIR ABOUT TO PUNCH CLAUDIUS – CLAUDIUS GRABS HIS WRIST AND HOLDS IT IN THE AIR)
Claudius: I can understand you’ve had your problems Hamlet. We all have. But your attitude is going too far for my liking.
(CLAUDIUS DROPS THE HELD ARMS IN THE AIR)
Gertrude: (frantically panicking) Both of you please just stop