While Ophelia can draw parallels to both sisters, she is more strongly intertwined with Mechtild, as their forbidden relationships with the royals leads only to disaster. And like Mechtild, Ophelia is forced to fake her own death to escape Claudius.

Everyone throughout the story is forced to bend to someone else's will, especially the women involved with the court. While they all seem happy on the surface, the politics and secrets that run rampant throughout the film wear down this facade, leading all to madness.