Why do you think so many shots in the film depict Ophelia in the water? 2. A scene shows Ophelia as a child following Laertes who goes into a library. The gate/door is closed on her. What does this represent?

Water is a motif or recurring idea in Hamlet, especially related to Ophilia. At one point Laertes refuses to cry because Ophelia has cried so much: Too much of water hast thou, poor Ophelia, And therefore I forbid my tears.

Ophelia also commits suicide by drowning.