The madness of Ophelia

[GABE]

Well since there is a lull on this board as indicated by the very light traffic list of those logged on,,,,,perhaps I will not be a nuisance in describing what seems to me rather uncanny parralels to the Ophelia who sits (somewhere) in the Atlantic Ocean, and that Ophelia, the tragic young lady of Shakespeare's Hamlet. First of all her father (the favorable conditions which gave birth to her),,, demanded that she stop fraternizing with her paramour Hamlet (Nate?). This sent her into a "depression" of very long duration. Indeed she keeps going from hurricane status to "depression" status, and all on this board are saying "To be, or not to be...that is the question....." from Hamlet's famous soliloqy. Next, when her father is killed by Hamlet, she goes, into an outright madness / rage, and has to be "straight-jacketed" (stationary offshore Florida), and is put into a cell and hosed down with water to temper her madness (deprived of moisture by sucking in dry air.....), whilst chanting a word-salad about "flowers". She continues in these fits of madness and ends up purposefully drowning herself, a most tragic suicide, clutching the various flowers she has found beside the waters. Hamlet stumbles upon her burial scene, surprised that she had "died" (dissapated), burned herself out in a watery and suicidal grave.
The above would suggest that Ophelia's madness and indecision be something to watch closely, but perhaps (hopefully) she causes damage to no-one but herself.
The only other thing I can remember about this play is Hamlet's statement "the cat wil mew, and the dog will have his day", stated at the gravesite of Ophelia.
For what it is worth.. good day now.......GABE

[hicksta]

are you ok?

[vaffie]

Well done, Gabe. That was brilliant!

[scostorms]

Oh no! That is just plain creepy, Shakespeare can predict weather! If I lived in the hurricane watch, I'd be gone about... now.