lia thenruns away from the King and Horatio to avoid being confined again. When Ophelia re-enters, she is almost child-like. Her strait jacket is off and herhair is now down. Ophelia wears a large night gown that is falling off her shoulder’s. Shegiggles, smiles and plays with her hands while she happily speaks. There is a newinnocence about her but it does not purge the viewer’s mind of the former sexual memoryof her. As she gives the flowers, she demonstrates them with her hands, even acting out adaisy. She calmly speaks and somberly sings of her father’s death. Winslet’s facialexpressions allow the viewer to see how sad Ophelia is about the subject of her father’stragic death. Finally, Ophelia exits into a padded room to stare at the wall, alone. The new interpretation of Ophelia provided by Kate Winslet’s performance allowsthe viewer to perceive her in a new light. The flowers she gives actually come to almostsymbolize her deflowered maidenhead. She is deflowering herself in a sense, because shecan not give anymore of herself to anyone. This lack of purity and innocence eventuallyleads Ophelia to commit suicide. She fell into remorse because, she had lost her virginityby her own actions, her love, and her father. She could not live with these feelings ofregret and guilt. Thus, she committed suicide to end the pain and grief, brought on by herown actions. Ophelia is not an innocent victim. Her sexual desires involved her in the lifeof Hamlet and lead her down a road, not to a nunnery, but to her eventual demise. ...
