By the end of act 2, after reading Hamlets soliloquy I think doing the play to see how the King reacts is good but also bad, I think its good because then if the kings reaction is shocking and he looks guilty then Hamlet will then know that the ghost was right and then he cand ecide later on what he is going to do to get revenge on his uncle who murdered his dad.
However I think its a bad idea because the king may not react at all, and then Hamlet is back to square one thinking whether or not his dads ghost was telling the truth or not. The King may also be a good actor and good at hiding his emotions and guilt. I think the idea of Hamlet pretending to be mad is a good idea because if it turns out that the ghost was telling the truth then he can maybe murder the uncle and then no one would take him seriously? However if he does manage to get revenge on the king by acting mad, the air of the thrown will not be him because no one is going to want a mad king.
Hamlet believes that he can cathc the conscience of the king so he has a positive view on doing his idea about putting what the ghost has told him into the play. Maybe Hamlet thinks that using words to make the King feel guilty will be revenge and be what the ghost of his father was aiming for.
'Tears in his eyes, distraction in his aspect,a broken voice, and his whole function suiting' This emphasises that Hamlet is stressed and panicking that his plan will not succeeed.
i agree and disagree with this. If hamlet does in fact find that he was right and Claudius does show emotions when confronted by the play he cant use the excuse of lunacy as a reason of murdering the king. in those times people would be executed for being mad. and because he has been acting with a mad nature if he chooses to confront Claudius infront of others they will disregard what he says because they wont believe him. Because of his decision to act mad it has put him in a bigger dilemma (well thats what i think anyway) but your'e right with the play aspect =]
ReplyDeleteDoing the play is clever but is it effective? What does this say about the type of tragic hero Hmalet is?
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