Ophelia is a paradox. She is marginalized, victimized, and even brutally mocked in Hamlet, yet she is one of the most
quoted female figures of Shakespeare. Her victimization and above all, her poignantly symbolic and yet picturesquely
framed suicidal death have given rise to certain movements and trends in art. Her corpse has been eroticized, with her
pictures demonstrating a transcendental sensuality. Ophelia has been transformed in revisioning literature; yet the
revisionings of Ophelia cannot be construed as mere responses to the text of Hamlet which creates a tendentious ambience
for her characterization; the play provides meagre insight into her psyche and represents her not only as a meek but as an
unsavoury character. This paper argues that these revisionings of Hamlet constitute a response to the image of Ophelia as
femme fragile that has taken form throughout the centuries. The present article explores the voice, mind, and agency of
Ophelia as depicted in three 21st century novels which have transformed Hamlet. Attempts are also made to demonstrate
that modern revisionings of Ophelia are not an exclusive reaction to the text of Shakespeare which was written more than
four hundred years ago; the transformations of Ophelia have to be construed as responses to a range of historical and
artistic accounts of Ophelia.
Ophelia is a paradox. She is marginalized, victimized, and even brutally mocked in Hamlet, yet she is one of the most
quoted female figures of Shakespeare. Her victimization and above all, her poignantly symbolic and yet picturesquely
framed suicidal death have given rise to certain movements and trends in art. Her corpse has been eroticized, with her
pictures demonstrating a transcendental sensuality. Ophelia has been transformed in revisioning literature; yet the
revisionings of Ophelia cannot be construed as mere responses to the text of Hamlet which creates a tendentious ambience
for her characterization; the play provides meagre insight into her psyche and represents her not only as a meek but as an
unsavoury character. This paper argues that these revisionings of Hamlet constitute a response to the image of Ophelia as
femme fragile that has taken form throughout the centuries. The present article explores the voice, mind, and agency of
Ophelia as depicted in three 21st century novels which have transformed Hamlet. Attempts are also made to demonstrate
that modern revisionings of Ophelia are not an exclusive reaction to the text of Shakespeare which was written more than
four hundred years ago; the transformations of Ophelia have to be construed as responses to a range of historical and
artistic accounts of Ophelia.
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