In John Everett Millais' "Ophelia" the woman it is clear to see is dead. If I had seen this painting and later asked if it reminded me in anyway of Ophelia I would have said no. Mainly because in this painting the woman looks so at peace and all the green and flowers around her usually represent serenity. They most definitely don't remind me of Ophelia because towards the end of her life she was really losing her mind and not serene at all.
The reasons for Ophelia's madness which led to death are quite evident. First, she finds out that her father, Polonius, was killed. Later to find out that the guy she love sis the one that killed her father in cold blood. Call me crazy, but I would be a little out of it too if my boyfriend up and killed my dad. Especially after when Hamlet basically denied ever loving her. All of that happening to one woman in that short a period of time can really mess with a girls' head and even effect the choices she makes.
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