Entertainment has always developed from either images, sounds, or both. People are entertained when they hear or see a topic they find interesting. Furthermore, everyone wants to be absorbed by an activity. For example, Ancient Greece was years before our time, but people wrote tragic stories that were soon acted out because it was fascinating for everyone. Shakespeare's play, Hamlet is a classic tragedy that entices people by its distinctive and riveting plot, and its historical and cultural facts during the Elizabethan era. Everyone is engrossed by plays because people are able to engage themselves into a fantasy. People are drawn to Hamlet because it is a classic piece of literature that contains different ideas. During the Elizabethan
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Most children will lose their parents during their lifetime, some people struggle with suicidal thoughts, and there are people in relationships. The audience of Hamlet receives a cultural immersion while reading or watching this play. As time passes, we understand the actions and beliefs of the characters and the people of this time period. Women are always expected to act properly and be innocent. The stereotype is expressed many times throughout the play such as when Hamlet asks “are you honest,” and when Laertes tells Ophelia to not have premarital sex with Hamlet (III, i, 131). Furthermore, the Ghost of King Hamlet is a significant character in Hamlet, which indicates that the people during the Elizabethan era believed in ghost. It is obvious that ghost are not a good sign when Marcellus says, “something is rotten in the state of Denmark “after seeing the ghost of King Hamlet (I, v, 55). The crowd also notices that religion is very important during this time period. Hamlet pronounces, “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon ‘gainst [self-slaughter]“ (I, ii, 29). Therefore, God’s law is the only reason Hamlet does not commit suicide. Although Hamlet is full of tragedy, this play provides a fun and entertaining experience for those who watch it. Very few people are able to watch live theatre all the time, so it is a special moment that people reminisce throughout
Most children will lose their parents during their lifetime, some people struggle with suicidal thoughts, and there are people in relationships. The audience of Hamlet receives a cultural immersion while reading or watching this play. As time passes, we understand the actions and beliefs of the characters and the people of this time period. Women are always expected to act properly and be innocent. The stereotype is expressed many times throughout the play such as when Hamlet asks “are you honest,” and when Laertes tells Ophelia to not have premarital sex with Hamlet (III, i, 131). Furthermore, the Ghost of King Hamlet is a significant character in Hamlet, which indicates that the people during the Elizabethan era believed in ghost. It is obvious that ghost are not a good sign when Marcellus says, “something is rotten in the state of Denmark “after seeing the ghost of King Hamlet (I, v, 55). The crowd also notices that religion is very important during this time period. Hamlet pronounces, “O, that this too, too sullied flesh would melt, thaw, and resolve itself into a dew, or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon ‘gainst [self-slaughter]“ (I, ii, 29). Therefore, God’s law is the only reason Hamlet does not commit suicide. Although Hamlet is full of tragedy, this play provides a fun and entertaining experience for those who watch it. Very few people are able to watch live theatre all the time, so it is a special moment that people reminisce throughout