The Death of Ophelia

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When King Hamlet died, it made his son vengeful and crazed. The same thing happened when Hamlet slew (slayed?) Polonius, only Polonius had two kids. Laertes got the vengeful, and Ophelia got the crazed.

Only whereas Hamlet could have been faking his insanity, Ophelia definitely isn't faking hers.

It may seem odd for someone to be so stricken with grief that they develop an unaimed loss of composure, but for Ophelia, it's a blade that cuts on both ends. Obviously on one hand comes the sudden death of her father, but on the other hand comes the man responsible; Hamlet. The man she loves just killed her father, and she doesn't know how to cope with this.

So we come to one of the most famous scenes in Hamlet that you've never seen. After an outburst of creepy singing in the courtyard, Ophelia drowns hanging Laurels by the river. But what exactly happened? Shakepeare leaves it ambiguous, but there are a few options. She could have simply slipped, or she could have committed suicide. Her mental condition muddles the water even further. Perhaps she even went for a swim, not realizing in her state that she was wearing a flowing, heavy dress. Each option is equally likely, which was probably Will's intention.