Ophelia new King of Denmark and also Hamlet's uncle and stepfather, about the situation. Polonius later suggests to Claudius that they hide behind an arras to overhear Hamlet speaking to Ophelia, when Hamlet thinks the conversation is private. Since Polonius is now sure that Hamlet is lovesick for Ophelia, he thinks Hamlet will express his love for her. Claudius agrees to try the eavesdropping plan later. The plan leads to what is commonly called the "Nunnery Scene", from its use of the term "nunnery" which would generally refer to a convent, but at the time was also popular slang for a
Ophelia (painting) Dunst's character Justine floats in a slow-moving stream. Christian Death has used this art as a cover of its 1984 EP "The Wind Kissed Pictures". In the 2009 video game Brutal Legend, one of the protagonists (and later antagonists) is a young woman named Ophelia who seeks vengeance on the player character Eddie Riggs after drowning in the Sea of Black Tears. "Ophelia" was purchased from Millais on 10 December 1851 by the art dealer Henry Farrer for 300 guineas. Farrer sold the painting to B.G. Windus, an avid collector of Pre-Raphaelite art, who sold it on in 1862 for