Hamlet Passage

The king feels guilty for the murder, and he admits this to himself in this emotional passage.  The king is repentant and sorroful.  He is deeply saddened, and he wants to find a way to redeem himself.  This is the reason the passag ends with two questions.  The king sounds remorseful while he speaks.  The tone of the passage is powerful and slightly depressing.

Introduction

David Tennant's and Ethan Hawke's film both effectively use various camera angles to portray Hamlet.  In the film version with Tennant, the camera is zoomed out, and shows multiple characters on screen.  The film with Ethan Hawke, uses a handleheld camera approach, and provides close up shots.  The camera angles provide a greater experience for the viewer.

Hamlet Video

David Tennant's version of Hamlet was the most striking to me.  The characters in this film seemed to have the most depth, and the actors were all completely wrapped in the character they portrayed.  The film's use of different camera viewpoints helped drive the viewer into the film.  The security camera viewpoint is an example of this.

Films of Hamlet

The various films of Hamlet differed greatly from each other.  Laurence Olovier's 1948 version stood out among the others.  Even though the film was in black and white, it effectively portrayed Shakespeare's play.  The characters worked well together.  The others films did stand out as much.

Claudius

At first Cluadius seems to be a good leader with good intentions.  Although Claudius is a manipulative and villainous character who married his sister-in-law.  He uses others to satisfy his lust for power, which is one reason he married his brother's wife after he died.   Occasionally he does feel guilt for his actions.  His love for Gertrude does seem genuine.


http://www.shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/claudiuschar.html

Hamlet Act 1

The first scene introduces severals characters who were guards for the palace, and they believe they saw a ghost.  The first scene also gives some description of Hamlet.  The second scene goes more into detail about Hamlet's life.  He is a prince who is set to inherit the throne.  His father died approximately two months before this time, and his mother already married his Hamlet's uncle.  Later Hamlet sees the ghost outside which is the spirit of his father.  He swears the guards to secrecy.  Shakespeare writes about problems with the transition of power in the first act.

Mate Selection and Socratic Discussion

A variety of things can influence mate selection with love being the main factor.  People are more likely to marry someone with similarities. Overall religion, economic status, culture, and other things of this nature do not matter much as long as the two people love each other.  Although the marriage would probably be more successful if they have similar personality traits.  It is also crucial that they enjoy spending time with each other.