Traditionally, pasta is added to a giant pot of boiling water, about 4 to 6 quarts water per pound of pasta (8.4â12.5 liters per kilogram). More recently, some chefs have begun to use a small pot of water and even start the pasta in cold water. The second method is much faster.
In the play, Shakespeare used Ophelia to show Hamletâs twisted view of women as sexual predators, and the innocence and virtue of women. In Hamlet by Shakespeare Ophelia can be considered the most static and one-dimensional. In the play, it was possible for her to become a tragic heroine and to overcome the troubles and deaths of her loved onesâ¦ but she ends up mad, becoming merely tragic.
Opheliaâs father had been killed by Hamlet; anyone put in that situation would likely have thoughts of suicide. Opheliaâs actions in the scenes leading up to her death suggest it, but in truth it was caused by a terrible accident.