Ophelia's madness is due to what she encounters during the play from everyone around her. His character is often overlooked, people don't think twice about it, and his emotions and well-being are almost completely forgotten. When her father and brother tell her to stay away from Hamlet, she tries to speak up and tell them that she knows Hamlet truly loves her. She tells them her feelings, but they say no, she must not speak to Hamlet again and must obey. They didn't take a second to try to look at things from his point of view. After Polonius and Claudius plan for Ophelia and Hamlet to meet and talk while hiding to listen, Ophelia is verbally abused by Hamlet and her father is too caught up in Hamlet's follies. This madness was preventable, the men in her life caused it and Gabrielle Dane's. the article “Reading Ophelia's madness” explains it excellently, what is written in the article provides clear and direct facts and examples on what the cause of her madness is. The cause of her madness began with the control of her father, brother and lover. All three of these men told her what to do, when to do it, and how she should get it done, and the things they tell her to do must always benefit them, they didn't care what would happen to Ophelia's mind or brain. emotional state in the process. With the constant abuse from the men, each of them begins to tell her different things. Unsure of who to listen to, she begins to get confused and lost. When there is finally no one left to tell him, he goes mad and, on the verge of madness, ends up killing himself. During all these events no one stops to think of her as a real person but instead as a rag doll that they could just throw around. The play Hamlet itself was discussed without any annoyance from Ophelia for nearly four hundred years before scholars began to think about her and read the play with a feminist point of view. Today, more and more articles are being written about Ophelia's treatment by the other characters in the play and her madness. Although many would consider suicide a cowardly act, Ophelia's death may be the only rational death in a world full of deaths.