Ophelia what the other characters interpret as grief for her father. She talks in riddles and rhymes, and sings some "mad" and bawdy songs about death and a maiden losing her virginity. She exits after bidding everyone a "good night". The last time Ophelia appears in the play is after Laertes comes to the castle to challenge Claudius over the death of his father, Polonius. Ophelia sings more songs and hands out flowers, citing their symbolic meanings, although interpretations of the meanings differ. The only herb that Shakespeare gives Ophelia herself is rue; "...there's rue for you, and here's some for
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