Ophelia from the Shakespeare play Hamlet is a character with a conflict of whether to listen to her heart or her father. Her heart is telling her that her one and only true love is Hamlet. Hamlet is pretending to go crazy and she believes that she can fix him. Her father thinks that she cannot help and that he is not the right man for her.
Between her father and her heart she becomes very conflicted. She does not know what to do. She understands that her father only looks out for her best interest like any other father would. Her heart is telling her to choose Hamlet because it will ultimately make her happy.
With these two opposing forces it was very hard for her to make a decision. It was either to follow her heart and choose Hamlet the one she loved romantically of her father whom she loved and respected dearly. With these two opposing forces she became crazy. When she became mad she floated down a river and drowned.
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