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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.
Who Kills herself in Hamlet?
Ophelia
Who kills herself in hamlets play?
Ophelia
How hamlets girlfriend suicide?
Ophelia commits suicide by drowning herself in a lake.
With what symbolic objects does Ophelia surround herself in the scene where she first shows herself to be mad?
flowers, herbs, ans straw
Why does Hamlet instruct Ophelia to go to a "nunnery" (a convent) in the play?
Hamlet instructs Ophelia to go to a nunnery because he believes that women are deceitful and that Ophelia should protect herself from the corrupt world around her by becoming a nun.
Was Ophelia crazy?
yes she lost it towards the end os the story and killed herself!
Why is it that Rebecca Black did kill herself?
She did not kill herself!
Why did Hamlet tell Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery"?
Hamlet tells Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery" because he is expressing his disillusionment with women and his belief that they are deceitful and untrustworthy. He also believes that Ophelia should remove herself from the corrupt world they live in by becoming a nun.
Did Justin Bieber mom kill herself?
its spelled *bieber* but no she did not kill herself, she is very much alive.
In One Tree Hill does alex kill herself?
No, but she try's to kill herself.
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.
Why did Hamlet tell Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery" in the play by William Shakespeare?
Hamlet tells Ophelia to "get thee to a nunnery" because he believes that women are deceitful and that Ophelia should remove herself from the corrupt world they live in. He also may be expressing his anger and disappointment towards her for betraying him.
