The Hamlet Project

I see “Steward” and I think of Malvolio.
And Malvolio could be seen as attempting to steal his master’s daughter – one assumes he was steward to Olivia’s father before he became steward to her.
It would be funny if Ophelia was making a reference to Malvolio and Olivia here.
It would be like a crossover in a TV series – like when Richard Belzer as Detective Munch shows up in multiple TV shows. I don’t think that’s what’s happening here – but it is funny that she uses the word “steward” – this is not a word that shows up all over the canon.
There are not stewards in every play. Only a handful and none of them are as fully fleshed out as Malvolio. Goneril’s steward, Oswald, only manages to come in a distant second.