Ophelia
from Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown!
The courtier's, soldier's, scholar's, eye, tongue, sword;
The expectancy and rose of the fair state,
The glass of fashion and the mould of form,
The observed of all observers, quite, quite down!
And I, of ladies most deject and wretched,
That suck'd…
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Hamlet
Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Author(s)
Character Name
Ophelia
Source Title
Hamlet
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
Act 1, Scene 2
Setting
In castle
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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