Have you ever really wanted to change places with a character in a story or a movie that you loved? In the play Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet struggles a whole lot with his life. Hamlet’s father was killed by his brother, King Claudius, and then he ended up marrying Hamlet’s mother and taking the throne when Hamlet was the next in line for it. Hamlet is extremely angry and depressed throughout the course of this play and is aiming for revenge on his uncle Claudius. I would love to change places with Hamlet because I would like to see what it’s like to experience all the struggles that Hamlet is going through.
Prince Hamlet has been extremely disconsolate since the very beginning of this play. There is absolutely no possible way of changing the way he is at this point because he has just gone into a crazy state of mind. It all began when Hamlet came home from school in Germany to attend his father’s funeral. After the funeral, there was a meeting with the people of the Kingdom of Denmark where King Claudius announced his marriage to Queen …show more content…
I would love to experience what it is like to see a ghost. Would it be frightening or fascinating? The first ones to see the ghost of Hamlet’s father were Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo. When Hamlet is with the ghost of his father, he is told how he was killed and who killed him. King Claudius killed him and at that very moment, Hamlet wanted to seek revenge. I could imagine the emotions Hamlet is going through at this part of the play. He is depressed and angry about what Claudius has done to his father. If I were Hamlet, I would be furious and want to get revenge immediately as well. “Haste me to know it, that I with wings as swift, As meditation or the thoughts of love, May sweep to my revenge” (1.5.35-37). Hamlet tells his father to unfold more details about the crime his uncle commited, so he can plan his revenge and kill his
Prince Hamlet has been extremely disconsolate since the very beginning of this play. There is absolutely no possible way of changing the way he is at this point because he has just gone into a crazy state of mind. It all began when Hamlet came home from school in Germany to attend his father’s funeral. After the funeral, there was a meeting with the people of the Kingdom of Denmark where King Claudius announced his marriage to Queen …show more content…
I would love to experience what it is like to see a ghost. Would it be frightening or fascinating? The first ones to see the ghost of Hamlet’s father were Horatio, Marcellus, and Barnardo. When Hamlet is with the ghost of his father, he is told how he was killed and who killed him. King Claudius killed him and at that very moment, Hamlet wanted to seek revenge. I could imagine the emotions Hamlet is going through at this part of the play. He is depressed and angry about what Claudius has done to his father. If I were Hamlet, I would be furious and want to get revenge immediately as well. “Haste me to know it, that I with wings as swift, As meditation or the thoughts of love, May sweep to my revenge” (1.5.35-37). Hamlet tells his father to unfold more details about the crime his uncle commited, so he can plan his revenge and kill his