A Violet Named Ophelia

A Violet Named Ophelia In Hamlet, Shakespeare uses many symbols to refer to characters. He mentions flowers and herbs to indirectly refer to Ophelia. This can be seen in Act 5, Scene 5, where Ophelia is giving out flowers to Laertes, the King and the Queen. Each flower has an implied symbolic meaning to its receiver and also reveals Ophelia’s emotions. Rosemary is the first flower Ophelia gives to her brother Laertes. Rosemary was used at …

…her father provided for the King and Queen, but also about the faithfulness in her. The faithfulness she had to Hamlet and his love. Shakespeare uses flowers to refer to Ophelia. Flowers represent Ophelia's innocence and beauty. In the course of a drama Ophelia is like a flower that withers and dies. Several times through out the book she is referred to as a violet. In Act 5 Scene 5, Shakespeare uses flowers to symbolize Ophelia's emotions.