The play
"Hamlet," written by William Shakespeare, follows the journey of
Prince Hamlet of Denmark as he seeks revenge on his deceased uncle, Claudius. "Hamlet,"
which is also called "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark," was
written by Shakespeare between the years 1599 and 1602. This play is among
Shakespeare's most powerful and popular works.
Prince
Hamlet just got back from Germany to assist at his father's funeral, while his
mother Gertrude has already remerried. The Queen has wed the Hamlet's uncle
Claudius the dead King's brother. To Hamlet this is a "foul incest"
and already he suspect that some "foul play" is behind the death of
his father. One night his father ghost visits the castle and Hamlet's
suspicions are confirmed. His Uncle poisoned King Hamlet in his sleep, and now
young Hamlet must revenge him. From this moment on Hamlet's soul will be
divided on how to revenge his father and "taint not thy mind".
This is the
starting point for the tragedy, I loved how the play starts right of in
darkness and ends in it there is no salvation the whole state of Denmark is
rotten. Even the pure Hamlet is in the end corrupted by the society he lives
in. It might be a play more than 400 years old but it still bring modern theme
as alienation, relativism and life struggle. We might not have to face a murderous
uncle but we are put everyday in front of hard decisions, we might struggle to
choose and in the end we to has Hamlet have to make a compromise with the
society we live in.
If from one
side this play reflects upon how little and insignificant a life is to the
other side it makes u look at how big and full of possibilities the universe
is, how everything is relative and our way of thinking and looking at things
makes them what they are .
-"I
could be bonded in a nutshell, and count myself a king of infinite space"-
It's a
wonderful, modern play and having read a few others Shakespeare's play I can
say that this is my favorite above all.
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