Ophelia

Summary

Ophelia is a theatrical character^[1]. She ranks in the top 2% of theatrical_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,290 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ophelia's father was Polonius^[3].
• Ophelia held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark^[4].
• Ophelia is the creator of William Shakespeare^[5].
• Ophelia's image is recorded as John William Waterhouse - Ophelia (1894).jpg^[6].
• Ophelia's image is recorded as John Everett Millais - Ophelia - Google Art Project.jpg^[7].
• Ophelia is recorded as female^[8].
• Ophelia's instance of is recorded as theatrical character^[9].
• Ophelia's instance of is recorded as fictional human^[10].
• Ophelia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315592992^[11].
• Ophelia's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 77111055^[12].
• Ophelia's GND ID is recorded as 118736361^[13].
• Ophelia's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2015024804^[14].
• Ophelia's Commons category is recorded as Ophelia (character)^[15].
• Ophelia's said to be the same as is recorded as Ophélie^[16].
• The cause of death was drowning^[17].
• Ophelia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01dbwx^[18].
• Ophelia's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk20201063231^[19].
• Ophelia's given name is recorded as Ophelia^[20].
• Ophelia's manner of death is recorded as accidental death^[21].
• Ophelia's manner of death is recorded as suicide^[22].
• Ophelia's Iconclass notation is recorded as 82AA(OPHELIA)^[23].
• Ophelia's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Ophelia's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Ophelia-fictional-character^[25].
• Ophelia's present in work is recorded as Hamlet^[26].
• Ophelia's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ophelia'}^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ophelia's father was Polonius^[3].

Works and Contributions

Ophelia is the creator of William Shakespeare^[5]. Things named for her include she^[28], a moon of Uranus^[29]; Ofelia Plads^[30], a square^[31], in Denmark^[32], founded in 2016^[33]; and 171 she^[34], an asteroid^[35].

Death and Burial

The cause of death was drowning^[17].

Why It Matters

Ophelia ranks in the top 2% of theatrical_character entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,290 views/month).^[2] She has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] She is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for her include she^[28], a moon of Uranus^[29]; Ofelia Plads^[30], a square^[31], in Denmark^[32], founded in 2016^[33]; and 171 she^[34], an asteroid^[35].

FAQs

Who were Ophelia's parents?

Ophelia's father was Polonius^[3].