Hamlet

How does the description of ophelia's death continue to support the idea that she is a passive character?

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Gertrude's narrative of Ophelia's death is filled with a sense of willful submission to the natural elements. This is a metaphor of her submission to all the men in her life who drown her under their control and manipulation.