Hamlet

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The story of HAMELT (in line to be king of Denmark) to me is a sad one where I think a portrayal of a young man (Hamlet) who’s farther (King Hamlet) was murdered supposedly by Hamlets uncle (Claudius) for probably jealousy, greed, and who knows why else (maybe to get the queen). Hamlet after seeing a ghost in the image of his farther, the ghost told hamlet who murdered the king, leaving hamlet with all these mixed emotions and turmoil within. I felt that Hamlet was more or less a coward but now angry about his dads murder has to for once in his life (be a man) stand up and take charge and revenge with not the slightest clue how to begin his revenge.

SO IS HAMLET MAD, not completely. One has to think finding out that your farther may have been murdered by your uncle your fathers own brother and what’s worse maybe your own mother may have played a part in this murder can cause a moment of insanity, but I think if he was mad it was just temporary madness which either of us would also experience given the same circumstances. I felt that Hamlet had so much at once on his plate and didn’t know what was what an appearing mad kind of worked out well for him. It fooled the people that were spying on him on a daily basis on behalf of the king and queen. So again I ask was hamlet mad not at all, would a mad person come up with a grand plot of creating a play which reenactment the murder of his father to get Claudius mad or even to get Claudius to fall apart and maybe even admit to murdering his own brother. Unfortunately it didn’t quite work out the way Hamlet planned, Claudius only got angry.

The queen Hamlet held a lot of anger towards his mother. One could tell in the scene where Hamlet confronts his mother right after the play. Hamlet looks on at a painting which shows his dad in all his regal and makes comments of his farther to his mother.  Hamlet was both confused about his mother’s actions after his father’s death when she marries his uncle and continues on in a normal way with her new husband as if the old husband never existed, she didn’t even seem to morn her husband’s death something she and both Hamlet could have shared but didn’t. An action not considered normal in our today world, and almost suspicious if not weird.

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Hamlet is disgusted with his mother and lets her know this within this scene (when he comes to her room) in the way he speaks to her and his words so harsh sometimes.

“QUEEN: O me what hast thou done? (Hamlet just killed Polonius thinking it was his uncle king Claudius)

HAMLET: nay, I know not. Is it the king?

QUEEN: O, what a rash and bloody deed is this!

HAMLET: A bloody deed – almost as bad, good mother as kill a king and marry with his brother”

            Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius (the king’s council) in this seen thinking it was the now King Claudius, Well it serves Polonius right for hiding behind the drapes to spy on Hamlet. Hamlet in this seen seems happy to think that it was the king he may have killed. I would blame his mother because I felt that somehow if it wasn’t for her remarrying Claudius and having as it seems a good ole fairy tale time with her new hubby, hamlet would not be in her room having a conversation leading up to Polonius death.

           

            After all of Hamlets trials and tribulations he still dies at the end but with a sweet and sour note because he never really gets the revenge he wanted on his uncle but instead everyone dies. Hamlet is eventually killed by Claudius plot, Claudius convinces poor Laertes who is also now in morning for both his sister and farther but filled with anger takes on a supposed friendly dual with hamlet. He is advised to kill Hamlet with his sword which is dipped in poison, Hamlet fights Laertes and wins and is now offered a drink of wine from a poised cup by Claudius. Hamlet refuses but his mother drinks instead even though her husband tells her not to, killing her instantly, at the same time Laertes not ready to accept defeat still stabs Hamlet with the poisoned blade killing Hamlet. Hamlet stabs Laertes with the same poison sword and listens to Laertes last dying words where he admits to Claudius plot to kill Hamlet. Hearing this Hamlet uses his last breath to stab Claudius killing him instantly. Hamlets last words were to Horatio and the king of Norway, he told Horatio not to commit suicide but to tell the story of what happened and he told Norway king to become the king of Denmark