In Hamlet, Hamlet and Ophelia can speak freely behind the mask of their madness. Hamlet and Ophelia's reaction to the death of their fathers is what drives them crazy. Hamlet and Ophelia are also both children of controlling parents and they are forced to do things they don't want to do. Their madness leads them both to death. Although Hamlet and Ophelia are very different from each other, their madness serves a common purpose: to mask and disguise their emotional agony, but it ultimately leads to their tragic deaths. The deaths of Hamlet and Ophelia's fathers provoke their madness. The day Hamlet realizes that his father's murderer is his stepfather and his uncle upsets him. Therefore, he suggests feigning madness, “As I may hereafter think / To put on an ancient disposition.” » (IV 172-173) He pretends to be crazy so that he can safely investigate his father's murder without alarming others with his espionage. Ophelia's madness begins when she realizes that her father is dead: “He is dead and gone, madam, / He is dead and gone, / At his head a grass-green lawn, / At his heels a stone. / Oh, ho! (IV. V. 26-30) She has a bad habit of constantly granting her father's wishes without question and relies heavily on her father's advice. As a result, she loses her mind when he leaves. Hamlet and Ophelia's loss of their father triggers their madness, whether simulated or real. Both Hamlet and Ophelia have parents who use controlling behaviors, who force them to commit acts they have no desire to do. Hamlet's father, old Hamlet, who is murdered by his brother Claudius, reappears in appearance: "But however you pursue this deed, / Do not defile your mind, nor let your soul end up in the middle of paper.... ..yal for the unrequited love Hamlet gave to Ophelia. Due to the loss of a father and a man she lost interest in, she has no one to confide in, so he commits suicide. Hamlet's feigning madness and Ophelia's true madness ultimately lead to their tragic deaths. Hamlet reveals the truth about the mask of madness allowing Hamlet and Ophelia to speak freely. Hamlet and Ophelia's reaction to their fathers' executions sparks their madness. Both Hamlet and Ophelia have controlling parents who forced them to take jobs that didn't interest them. Hamlet's feigning madness and Ophelia's true madness lead them to their tragic deaths. Despite the differences between Hamlet and Ophelia, their madness, whether feigned or real, serves a central purpose: to hide and conceal their emotional agony, but instead gives death an opportunity to ruin their lives..