Ophelia, a character in Shakespeare's play "Hamlet," ultimately goes mad and drowns. Her madness is largely attributed to the death of her father Polonius, who is accidentally killed by Hamlet, and Hamlet's erratic and cruel behavior toward her, including his rejection and harsh words. The play depicts her mental unraveling through disjointed speech and strange actions, culminating in her death by drowning in a river or brook. Whether her death was an accident or suicide is debated, but it is often seen as a tragic consequence of her emotional turmoil and loss of agency in a patriarchal environment. Ophelia's death is reported by Queen Gertrude, who describes how Ophelia fell into the water and was "incapable of her own distress".