I get it, I’m “daddy’s little girl” and all that, but doesn’t he get that I’m growing up? Why can’t he understand that I’m tired of being “Ophelia, daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes?” Why can’t he accept that I want to be “Queen Ophelia, wife of the greatest king Denmark has ever seen, Hamlet?” Yeah, so I get it, Hamlet won’t be king for a bit, but I’m willing to wait. Being a princess has to be just as good as being a queen, right? J
And don’t even get me started on what Laertes said about my love with Hamlet. “Sweet, not lasting (1. 3. 9).” Not lasting? NOT LASTING! Ugh, why does he feel he has to butt into my love life? It’s not my fault he has gotten any love lately. So, you know, I tell him to buzz off and stay out of my life. “But, good my brother, Do not, as some ungracious pastors do, Show me the steep and thorny way to heaven (1. 3. 50-53). I think that’s, like, the best “leave me alone before I kill you” line in the history of brother and sister fights. That’ll teach him to mind his own business, especially when it comes to the man I love (and for that matter, the ONLY man I will ever love).
So, I need your help. I can’t live this lie forever, but I don’t want to say goodbye to Hamlet, because I really and truly love him. And I can’t break his heart; it is Valentine’s Day after all, and the poor guy is trying to get over the death of his father. Well, I have to go, Hamlet just sent me a cutesy message and I need to go read over it a million gazillion times and “oohh” and “aahh” over it.
Until
next time,
Ophelia,
future Queen of Denmark
Lauren,
ReplyDeleteThere's so much I love about the syntax and voice of your blog post. It was the first one I read, and I couldn't stop laughing. It's interesting that you've painted her as being rather ambitious -- with her eye on the throne. You made me think of something I'd not ever thought about -- that she actually does have a spark in there, especially as you've brought up her retort to Laertes. Also, because both Polonius and Laertes have said that Hamlet is out of her league, she would react a bit more harshly.
Nice work on the design of the blog as well. It will be interesting to see how your photo and video posts change as she descends into despair.
:-)
It is wise to listen your father advice.A men choose there words carefully. They say it full soulfully and with meaning. Our experience is beyond your age. Your girlish nature also doesn't look for harsh reality but for your made up fantasies of love. This is why we live an a male dominated era. On top of men low levels of compassion. I know for certain that Hamlets not feeling his jolliest. So don't be shock if Hamlets becomes hard to handle.
ReplyDelete-Claudius