Ophelia was portrayed by actress Shraddha Kapoor. Ophelia has been a frequent subject in artwork, often in a Romantic or Classical style, as the images on this page show. Ophelia Ophelia () is a character in William Shakespeare's drama "Hamlet". She is a young noblewoman of Denmark, the daughter of Polonius, sister of Laertes, and potential wife of Prince Hamlet. As with virtually all "Hamlet" characters, Ophelia's name is not Danish. It first appeared in Jacopo Sannazaro's 1504 poem "Arcadia" (as "Ofelia"), probably derived from Ancient Greek ὠφέλεια ("ōphéleia", "help"). In Ophelia's first speaking appearance in the play, she is seen
HMS Ophelia target, but was undamaged. After Jutland, "Ophelia" joined the newly established 14th Destroyer Flotilla, also part of the Grand Fleet. On 10 September 1918, "Ophelia" was on patrol, with a Kite balloon deployed, when the observer in the balloon spotted the conning tower of a submarine. The submarine dived, but "Ophelia" dropped depth charges on the site of the submarine's submergence, which were rewarded by a large underwater explosion and a large oil slick. "Ophelia" had sunk the German submarine . By the end of the war, "Ophelia" had transferred to the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla. She was sold for breaking