Ophelia: "There's fennel for you, and columbines" (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5) 1787 William Wynne Ryland Ophelia appears here in act 4 of Shakespeare's play, her mind unhinged by her father's murder. Singing and crowned with weeds, she offers herbs and flowers to her brother, the queen and king. Soon after this scene, she will fall into a brook while picking flowers and drown. Ryland's print is based on a drawing by Ophelia: "There's fennel for you, and columbines" (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 5) 707774

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