""Tis in my memory locked, and you yourself shall keep the key of it" and "I shall obey my lord" This implies that she has been raised in complete submission she does not hesitate to take their advice, this concept of blind acceptance is somewhat alien to me as a modern twenty-first century female as I have the option of my own view point.
In Act two, scene one Ophelia explains how she was terribly frightened by Hamlet's disheveled appearance and odd behaviour. At this point Ophelia truly believes that his madness is caused by his love for her -.
"He falls to such perusal of my face.
As he would draw it. Long stayed he so.".
Ophelia's interpretation of his state of mind is likely to be based upon what Polonious says, "This is the very ecstasy of love." She values her father's opinion highly and trusts his conclusion implicitly. Polonious implies that Hamlet is to be feared "leads the will to desperate undertakings" Ophelia is also of the same opinion "truly I do fear it" I think she may fear it because of the peculiar effect it seems to have on him.
In this scene it is also possible to watch Polonious calculating how he should act in order to bring himself into the king's favour. Polonious questions Ophelia's words "Mad for thy love?" and tries to extract as much information as possible from her "What said he?" "have you given him any hard words of late?". Ophelia sees Polonious" questions as concern for her safety. She is, in this section a victim to Polonious" desire to better himself and gain advantage over others, Ophelia is used to aid him in this scheming. Polonious does not act with concern for her safety, or fear for her state of mind after such a frightening event, as one might expect of a Father. We discover that Ophelia is merely a pawn in her Father's plan - "I"ll loose my daughter to him".
A modern interpretation, that of Almereyda included Ophelia frantically trying to regain possession of her letter from Hamlet.