In my opinion I would say that Ophelia is just an innocent victim instead of being a heartless witch. I believe this to be true because I believe she is just an innocent victim because she is being forced to act in a matter in which she does not want to act. First her father forces to ignore Hamlet at all cause and to reject his letters. “…but as you did command, I did repel …showed first 75 words of 793 total…

…showed last 75 words of 793 total…up to where we are. It can be either Ophelia’s father Polonius forcing her not to have any contact with Hamlet, which could have caused Ophelia to become miserable and depressed, which would of made her not responsible for her actions. Or it could be the fact that she was used as a decoy to find out what was wrong with Hamlet, and in that scene she was rejected and became even more depressed.