Initial Reaction: When the “play within a play” starts it
reminded me of a junior high play. It’s a weird comparison but for some reason
it just reminded me of that. Without the sexual remarks.
Character Analysis: :
I chose Ophelia for the third act character analysis. She is weak and
passive and we see this every time she agrees to do what her father, Polonius
suggest she do. She doesn’t have much say and is compared to Gertrude through
Hamlet. Ophelia is placed into the same pool of woman that Gertrude is in by
Hamlet, could be said by saying, “they drink the same water”. Hamlet’s phrase
says it all, “I have heard of your paintings too,
well enough.”
Theme Analysis: One particular theme that stands out to me
most is revenge. Hamlet creates this “play within a play” to get a reaction out
of Claudius so he can get revenge on him. Then when Hamlet sees Claudius
vulnerable and gets the chance to kill him he decides not too but it seems to
easy at the moment. If he kills him then and there Hamlet won’t get his full
revenge. Claudius is praying at the moment and if he kills him then he will go
to heaven but he doesn’t want him to go to heaven but to hell.
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