... his true character. Hamlet is a tremendously grief stricken person. His first true introduction to the audience is in his first soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 2, Lines 133- 134 , "How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable seem to me all the uses of this world." Through this quote Hamlet immediately expresses the ... throughout the play. He is continuously expressing his confusion about where his life is going and what the meaning of life is. In Act 4, Scene 4, Lines 33- 35, Hamlet expresses his true confusion about life when he states, "What is man, if he merely spends his life sleeping and eat...

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... instead of comforting her. He would rather have King Claudius like him than his own daughter, so he makes her read a love letter from Hamlet in front of the whole court. "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautifies Ophelia Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth ... move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love" (Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 117-127). Ophelia's life becomes complicated; but since women of the Elizabethan times are expected to respect and listen to all men, especially their fathers, she does what ... You should not have believed me, for vir...

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... instead of comforting her. He would rather have King Claudius like him than his own daughter, so he makes her read a love letter from Hamlet in front of the whole court. "To the celestial, and my soul's idol, the most beautifies Ophelia Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth ... move, Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love" (Act 2 Scene 2, Lines 117-127). Ophelia's life becomes complicated; but since women of the Elizabethan times are expected to respect and listen to all men, especially their fathers, she does what ... You should not have believed me, for vir...

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... damning his own soul. This conundrum renders the delay obvious. Another dilemma is presented in the "to be or not to be- soliloquy from Act 3, Scene 1, which is done in front of a mirror. The imagery presented here is quite obvious; Hamlet is peering into his own soul through the mirror, questioning the necessary existence of his own life as he threatens ... directors. These flashbacks give weight to the subsequent interchanges between Hamlet and Ophelia, culminating in the "get thee to a nunnery- scene. Previously, Polonius has read Hamlet's letter to Ophelia in front of Claudius and G...

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... it roll off her back as usual and obeys to her father's ridiculous commands. Last but not least Ophelia demonstrates desperation which eventually leads to her insanity. In Act 4, Scene 5, Lines 29-32 she is conversing with the queen and when asked about her father she starts to sing "He is dead and gone, lady, He is dead and gone ... a grass-green turf, At his heels a stone." Later on in the same scene she's talking to the King and Queen and she starts to sing about inappropriate topics in front of everyone. "Alack, and fie for shame! Young men will do't if they come to't, By Cock, they...

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... them to posses. Once again I have a complaint that touches the character of Marcellus. Personally I do not believe anyone of his portrayed age would have been placed as a guard outside the front gates of the castle. It is also quite interesting how Kenneth Branagh went against the race barriers, employing black actors to fill in roles within the play; historically incorrect it ... nonetheless give a great masterpiece a modern touch. Neither play nor movie is truly great without good dialogue as well as excellent pronunciation. With the exception of Marcellus, everyone delivered their as...

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