The Hamlet

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s 2008 production of Hamlet provided a modern adaptation of this timeless Shakespeare play. This production starred David Tennant as an emotive and vengeful Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as the cold and calculating Claudius. The play was later filmed for DVD, which added further nuances to the production through the creative use of camera angle, point of view, and film medium. Whereas the written version allows for a variety of interpretations into the state of…

individual’s character is not solely reflected by his or her own thoughts and actions, but also through the temperament of others who surround them. In the Shakespearean play Hamlet; William Shakespeare uses secondary characters, such as Fortinbras, Laertes and Claudius, to enhance certain traits of the protagonist, Hamlet, to demonstrate that all quests for revenge are “foul and [are the] most unnatural [form of] murder” (Shakespeare, 1.5.25). Fortinbras is a motivated, unequivocal Norwegian…

Shakespeare’s Hamlet, one of the most famous plays in history, has been read by millions of people throughout time. It seems to be forever relevant to our lives and understanding of human feelings. Some have speculated that this is partially an effect of the texts use of the concept of “weltschmerz” a feeling of melancholy that lends itself to a degree of human proportions. It is the notion that a particular feeling is a hurt that allows for relation and empathy with humanity. Through the…

Is Hamlet Insane? The sanity of the human being is a treasured thing and, by its nature, a vital component of what makes a person. Yet in order to avenge his father’s death Hamlet willingly sacrifices his own sanity, at least in public, so that he may conspire without suspicion. In fact, Hamlet plays the part of an insane man so convincingly, many have claimed that at some point in the play the madness stops being an act and Hamlet truly loses his mind. However, Hamlet shows a clarity of actions…

classic, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The two works have their differences at times, however, after reading Hamlet and watching the film it is obvious it is chocked full of references to the play. Both versions use imagery and setting to help convey understanding of the plot. These topics along with the similarities and differences between the two works will be analyzed. To begin with, there are countless correlations among the lion king and hamlet. Both Hamlet and Simba are…

“The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare sometime around 1600. In Hamlet, William Shakespeare illustrates, that bloody vengeance might be fulfilled only after the death of offenders’ family member in order to prove, that vengeance, can easily excel any other feeling and cloud one’s mind. Actions take place in The Kingdom of Denmark and involve members of royals’ family. Such set up playas an essential role in creating the atmosphere and the…

who have done wrong to them. In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the play dramatizes the revenge Hamlet takes on his uncle which leads to his own tragic flaw of procrastination. From the beginning of the play, Hamlet has a dark, gloomy, melancholy attitude. Gertrude began worrying about Hamlet because she was unsure what has happened. Hamlet is both grieving the death of his father and the marriage of his mother to his uncle, Claudius. When the ghost appears to Hamlet and speaks the truth of the…

Hamlet delivers what is perhaps the most famous soliloquy in Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet: “To Be or Not To Be”. Hamlet has a lot going on in his life during the play: the late King Hamlet recently died, his uncle, Claudius, married his mother a short time after his father’s death, and Hamlet is having problems in his relationship with Ophelia. One night, a ghost of Hamlet’s father appears and instructs Hamlet to avenge his father’s death by killing Claudius. This confusing time in Hamlet’s life…

Some literary works may often deal with the concept of redressing a wrong in order to obtain justice and bring closure. William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is a prime example of this as Hamlet looks to bring justice to his father’s murder by the hand’s of Claudius. However, Hamlet begins to stray from his moral code as the play progresses and his gradual decay impedes him from completing what he first set out to do. Hamlet’s rage fueled quest signifies the theme of vengeance corrupting one’s morals.…

To be or not to be! Hamlet the man of the hour taking his spot in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. The play Hamlet brings to show the struggle that dear hamlet has towards his edging of revenge for his father's death and the actions he takes and does not take. Hamlet seems to be a very Idealistic man when plotting the revenge with a sense of indecision, which is then affected by his melancholy caused by his father's death. Moving towards the character of hamlet furthermore is the sarcastic…