blockfrei
How would Ophelia have been portrayed on stage?
Ophelia
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duckncover
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Some of the conventions used to depict female madness included disheveled long hair, white gowns, and garlands of flowers. These visual cues would have given audiences immediate knowledge of her mental state.
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jharrington
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Differences in the perception of female madness influenced how Ophelia was portrayed on stage from the 1660s. Her madness would have been viewed as more emotional and biological than Hamlet's.