Hamlet Character Rationale Paragraph

I have chosen to write all of my blog posts for this unit from the perspective of Ophelia, as she is notable through the play of Hamlet for many reasons.  The predominant reason that I have picked her, though, is because she is a character that is not well defined on her own, but instead looks to her relationships with other people in order to define herself.  For this reason, she is a great barometer of the mood that pervades the play.  For if her relationships with Hamlet sours, she will sour as well, and if her father or brother mistreat her, she will surely show it.  Ophelia as a sort of "straight-man" should be a good character to learn about the play, as each of reactions to many characters are very telling.