Monday, January 9, 2012

Hamlet Acts 1 &2

In Hamlet's First Soliloquy, he is extremely emotional. He is mourning his father's death, and also lashing out feelings against his mother. He is mad at her, but not only that, he is disappointed in her. She goes from being this loving wife to his father, to when he dies, she marries his brother literally a month or two later. He feels a little betrayed for his Father's sake. He does not want to say anything because he knows it will lead him into some trouble. It will show the people of their country that the royal family is bickering. In a way this is believable because what kid wants to go threw a parents death and instantly see their widowed parent marry again within a couple months? Yes, probably everyone in their lifetime has felt like this. I mean if someone hasn't ever felt like this, then i praise them and want to know how they do it. It's normal and something that people shouldn't be ashamed of, it's just a natural part of life.

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  1. "He does not want to say anything because he knows it will lead him into some trouble. It will show the people of their country that the royal family is bickering." Good point. "I mean if someone hasn't ever felt like this, then i praise them and want to know how they do it. It's normal and something that people shouldn't be ashamed of, it's just a natural part of life." The universality of suffering gives us comfort, it seems. Ever wonder why? Think about that as we follow this story along.

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