Sunday, November 22, 2015

Hamlet

I rather liked it. Despite it being tough to follow at points, and the language odd, I found some of it strangely relatable (just a bit). Though Hamlet is really bad at his job, it's kind of hard to not see the reason why (I mean, his dad wants him to commit murder, he thinks his girlfriend dumped him, he doesn't even get the throne: his life is a mess). I do wish that there was more on Ophelia. For as important as she seemed to be to the title character's psyche, there really isn't much about her other than that she broke up with Hamlet and that she dies herself. 

Claudius still confuses me: he doesn't seem to care much when Gurtrude dies, even though I thought that we established that he loved her (maybe?). Also, why does Hamlet die a military death? Is it supposed to be the 'honorable' escape (AKA suicide that they just aren't calling suicide so he doesn't go to hell)?

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