Ophelia is a character in William Shakespeares play "Hamlet". She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius and sister of Laertes. Ophelias role in the play revolves around her relationships with three men: her father, her brother, and Hamlet. She is obedient to her father and well-loved by many characters. When Polonius tells her to stop seeing Hamlet, she does so. When he tells her to set up a meeting so that he and Claudius could spy on him, she does so. Ophelia is a foil to Hamlet and Laertes, contrasting and inspiring their behavior. Her tragedy lies in the way she loses her innocence through no fault of her own. Ophelias mad scene in Act IV, scene 5 is one of the best-known scenes in the play.