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It is not by any means clear that she intentionally drowned herself. Gertrude's account of her death suggests that she may have been unaware of her danger. If it wasn't an accident, it seems from the mad scenes that she was disturbed by her father's death "I cannot choose but weep to think they would lay him i' th' cold ground." However, drowning oneself was a traditional mode of suicide for young women with unwanted pregnancies, and this might also be Ophelia's problem, as her mad scenes also show: "Quoth she 'Before you tumbled me, you promised me to wed.' He answers, 'So wold I ha' done, by yonder sun, if thou hadst not come to my bed.'"
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Why do the two gravediggers argue over whether or not Ophelia should receive a Christian burial?
Because Ophelia was thought to have committed suicide and suicides were not entitled to Christian burial. This is a little unfair on Ophelia since, from Gertrude's account of her death, she had no intention of drowning herself and died by accident.
Did ophelia kill herself in Hamlet?
There is no reason for supposing that Ophelia is pregnant by Hamlet - and if she were it seems unlikely Hamlet would ignore the fact. Of course, there is no reason for believing in the Easter Bunny - but some people do.
If Friar Laurence cannot help her what does Juliet threaten to do?
kill herself
What does Juliet say she will do if Friar Laurence does not help her out of her marriage to Paris?
In Act IV, scene I of Romeo and Juliet, Juliet threatens to stab herself if Friar Lawrence does not help her.
Who do ophelia belong to?
Ophelia belongs to many people. Ophelia is when a person can not think independently.
