Shakespeare 's portrayal of the young prince of Denmark, Hamlet, is of someone who is inconsolable about his father’s death and is frustrated by the events after his father’s death. Claudius’ seizure of the throne and marriage to his mother only two months after his father’s death caused a rapid change within the court. Hamlet should have occupied the throne after his father’s death, which makes the situation with Claudius even more tense. The court seems to remain happy throughout these unusual events following King Hamlet’s death. Hamlet is the only one of them who does not go along with this superficial behavior. He remains disgusted by it. He retorts to Claudius when he calls Hamlet his nephew and son: “a little more than kin, and less
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He is constantly glaring at Claudius and his mother throughout the entirety of Claudius’ dialogue with the rest of the court . He also refuses to sip from his glass, which conveys his tense mood as well. Unlike in the play, he directly says many of his retorts to Claudius rather than aside, which makes him more aggressive than he was within Shakespeare’s play. When the court leaves, He has a stronger soliloquy than within the text. He falls to the floor, and looks as though he is about to vomit. This emphasizes his disgust with everything that he maintains throughout the scene. He pauses many times as if trying to hold back the bile building in his throat along with holding back his tears.. He brings himself to the point of tears during his soliloquy, and sobs on the floor crouching down. He has a far deeper breakdown in the Royal Shakespeare play than he does within the original text. When he transitions to his moment of rage, he bares his teeth often and stares at the camera in a fit of rage. It seems like he is trying to convince the audience about how wrong this whole ordeal is to him. The Royal Shakespeare Company managed to flesh out Hamlet’s character more in their depiction of him than the text does. He seems more aggressive, more sorrowful, more enraged, and more disgusted. Overall, Hamlet’s emotions are more exaggerated than they are within the
He is constantly glaring at Claudius and his mother throughout the entirety of Claudius’ dialogue with the rest of the court . He also refuses to sip from his glass, which conveys his tense mood as well. Unlike in the play, he directly says many of his retorts to Claudius rather than aside, which makes him more aggressive than he was within Shakespeare’s play. When the court leaves, He has a stronger soliloquy than within the text. He falls to the floor, and looks as though he is about to vomit. This emphasizes his disgust with everything that he maintains throughout the scene. He pauses many times as if trying to hold back the bile building in his throat along with holding back his tears.. He brings himself to the point of tears during his soliloquy, and sobs on the floor crouching down. He has a far deeper breakdown in the Royal Shakespeare play than he does within the original text. When he transitions to his moment of rage, he bares his teeth often and stares at the camera in a fit of rage. It seems like he is trying to convince the audience about how wrong this whole ordeal is to him. The Royal Shakespeare Company managed to flesh out Hamlet’s character more in their depiction of him than the text does. He seems more aggressive, more sorrowful, more enraged, and more disgusted. Overall, Hamlet’s emotions are more exaggerated than they are within the