Thursday, June 16, 2011
Ophelia
I do think that she intentionally drowned herself because she could of found help no matter how bad her life. Ophelia didn't give in after the branch broke and try to save her self. There was a way that she could of saved her self even when her cloths were heavy. I believe that Ophelia's madness is all because of all that is going on in her life. Hamlet deffinatly plays a huge part in her madness. I think her break down was about her life and how everyone goes though rough times. I really don't feel sorry for her because she has her family and Hamlet that she could of went to before she went and killed herself.
Mel Gibson's to be or not to be speech was a good speech. He says the famous speech inside of an underground tomb. This shows that he is seriously considering commiting suicide. Since there isnt and music it makes it seem a lot more serious. Certain lines that Gibson says are showed by his emotions and facial expressions.
The second version is set up pretty well. The guy playing hamlet is facing a two way mirror and doesn't realize Claudius and Polonious are on the other side of it. He is in some sort of ballroom and it is very bright inside of the room. During the speech he puls out a knife and puts it to his throat as if he is going to kill himself right there. His emotions are basically the same throughout the speech besides the knife he pulls out.
The modern version doesnt seem like much at first but the symbols around Hamlet explain the speech. He is walking through a blockbuster and isn't saying the speech but thinking it. He walks up and down the action aisle without picking a mivie symbolizing the fact that Hamlet fails to take immediate action against Claudius. His emotion basically stays the same throughout the speech.
The black and white version was a little dramatic with Hamlet reciting the speech on the edge of the castle. It makes it seem as if Hamlet is ready to jump off at certain points. During the speech certain words are emphasized and he too pulls out a knife at some point in the speech. During the speech there is weird music and the waves are crashing high semmingly drawing Hamlet into the water.
The second version is set up pretty well. The guy playing hamlet is facing a two way mirror and doesn't realize Claudius and Polonious are on the other side of it. He is in some sort of ballroom and it is very bright inside of the room. During the speech he puls out a knife and puts it to his throat as if he is going to kill himself right there. His emotions are basically the same throughout the speech besides the knife he pulls out.
The modern version doesnt seem like much at first but the symbols around Hamlet explain the speech. He is walking through a blockbuster and isn't saying the speech but thinking it. He walks up and down the action aisle without picking a mivie symbolizing the fact that Hamlet fails to take immediate action against Claudius. His emotion basically stays the same throughout the speech.
The black and white version was a little dramatic with Hamlet reciting the speech on the edge of the castle. It makes it seem as if Hamlet is ready to jump off at certain points. During the speech certain words are emphasized and he too pulls out a knife at some point in the speech. During the speech there is weird music and the waves are crashing high semmingly drawing Hamlet into the water.
Ghost scene
The first version of Hamlet was directed by Franco Zeffirelli and the main character Hamlet was
played by Mel Gibson and the ghost was Paul Scofield. In Zeffirelli's version of the ghost scene, the characters didn't really represent themselves that well so it was hard to identify them. There wasn't any music playing in this version or any lightning. This scene was very boring because no special effects occurred.
The second version of the ghost scene was directed by Kenneth Brangh. The characters were Hamlet which was played by Kenneth Brangh and the ghost was Brian Blessed. The characters portrayed themselves dramatically and you could identify the characters easily. Also the lightning was like a dark fog and there were many special effects such as fog, voices in the background, and blood coming out of the father's ear. Brangh did use visual elements such as showing flashbacks of how the ghost got killed.
In the the third version directed by Michael Almereyda, Hamlet was played by Ethan Hawke. There was music, but it was low and mellow and there was no lighting. No special effects were used in this version. Also there were no visual elements or flashbacks, it was only talking. I disagree with some of the choices that the director made because they didn't use enough effects on the first and third version to make the scene more interesting. The second version caught my attention the most because there was a lot of effects that kept me interested and the actors were dramatic.
played by Mel Gibson and the ghost was Paul Scofield. In Zeffirelli's version of the ghost scene, the characters didn't really represent themselves that well so it was hard to identify them. There wasn't any music playing in this version or any lightning. This scene was very boring because no special effects occurred.
The second version of the ghost scene was directed by Kenneth Brangh. The characters were Hamlet which was played by Kenneth Brangh and the ghost was Brian Blessed. The characters portrayed themselves dramatically and you could identify the characters easily. Also the lightning was like a dark fog and there were many special effects such as fog, voices in the background, and blood coming out of the father's ear. Brangh did use visual elements such as showing flashbacks of how the ghost got killed.
In the the third version directed by Michael Almereyda, Hamlet was played by Ethan Hawke. There was music, but it was low and mellow and there was no lighting. No special effects were used in this version. Also there were no visual elements or flashbacks, it was only talking. I disagree with some of the choices that the director made because they didn't use enough effects on the first and third version to make the scene more interesting. The second version caught my attention the most because there was a lot of effects that kept me interested and the actors were dramatic.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Hamlet's Decision
I agree with Hamlet's decision to hesitate to kill Claudius. He is deffinately right for waiting to kill him. He wants to be 100 percent positive that it was Claudius that killed his father and killing an innocent person no matter what religion isnt the right thing to do. The play helps Hamlet find out a lot because Claudius was looking extremely guilty when the brother killed the King in the play. Being the next king in line the people would of seen Hamlet as a madman if he just killed Claudius without any proof. I give Hamlet alot of credit for waiting and making sure that Claudius was the one who killed his father.
Friday, April 8, 2011
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