As many know from the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare, the play is dominated by the male role and the need to always be in power and in control. But as intended by Shakespeare, Hamlet is shot through with numerous subplots that propel the storyline forward with not only background information, but also foreshadowing of events to come. Given this, the audience takes Ophelia literally as a simple character of great misfortune who also mourns the loss of Hamlet as her love. Within her perceived madness arises the question of whether this hysteria is due to a hormonal imbalance resulting from Ophelia carrying Hamlet's child. This bridges the gap between why she acts so crazy when he rejects her. Ophelia mourns the loss of her love Hamlet by singing songs whenever she is with people, but the audience does not realize that there is a deeper meaning in the songs. Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, all morning before time and I a servant at your window, to be your Valentine. Then he got up and put on his clothes and closed the bedroom door, let the maid in, so that a maid would never come out again. (4.5 53-60) When Ophelia sings she is referring to her and her relationship with Hamlet that she was a maiden and then Hamlet took her maiden hood and then swept her like if nothing happened. Given this, it's understandable that she would be so upset about being sidelined because she felt used with nothing in return for her other than a damaged reputation. Which in his case is a very real thing to hide. Many women of the time were ruined due to pregnancy outside of marriage. So, given that, it was perfectly understandable why Ophelia would hide that she's actually pregnant. References to Ophelia's pregnancy by the way Polonius and Laertes...... middle of paper ...... vivid suggestions that he intended to do so, and that is why they also consider Ophélie as a very rounded and radiant teenager, caught in the middle of a very troubled situation. Works Cited Beyond Despair: The Drowned Woman in Victorian Literature and Art. " bourse.utm.edu. Np, nd Web. December 1, 2013. .Epstein, Alex. “By the way, Ophélie is pregnant.” craftyscreenwriting.com and Web. March 8, 2008. “Pregnant crazy —.” benz.nchu .edu.tw, nd Web. December 1, 2013. Shakespeare, William. New Folger's ed. New York: Washington Square Press/Pocket Books, 1992. Print.Soon, Adi The Sexual Ophelia Web February 22, 2011. Weller, Philip Shakespeare Navigators..