Observation Of Hamlet In William Shakespeare's Play

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As the scene comes to a start, it opens up the scene at a hall in the castle. In the castle, it starts off where Hamlet goes to the players and starts telling them some sort of advice for the performance. He tells them that this play should become as natural as possible, and not at all too aggressive or tame during their performance. Another piece of advice he gives the actors would be that they must keep their actions into mind and make a fool of themselves for laughter. They must focus on the performance and all will end well. It is as if Hamlet is the director of the play. After their little prep talk, it was time for the play to commence!
Before it may begin, Polonius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern are sent out to get everything settled as Horatio enters in the scene. Before they went into business, Hamlet began to praise Horatio as being one of the best men
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To be honest, I knew that Hamlet was definitely going to get his revenge, as his father’s death perfectly mimicked the performance. Not only have that, but also the fact that Claudius had reacted in that specific way can help prove his guilt. However, what makes his reaction so good is that I can see so many people who reacted the same way. Whether it is at a location, specific action, or even specific lines from a movie or other sorts of entertainment, everyone has that reaction once in their lives, as well as I do. Anyways, back to the play, I must say that even though I do enjoy Hamlet a lot, I have a feeling that he may take things too far in order to get his revenge. In fact, it was because of Hamlet’s actions and speech that made me a bit concern. From teasing those whom were watching the play to getting too flirty with Ophelia, I have a feeling he may be crazy. Only time will tell if he will loses it, but for now, he seems to be fine, yet becoming

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