When comparing the actual ghost seen to Branagh's approach, I am first of all struck by the resemblance of this ghost scene to a scene from Harry Potter, when Harry meets Voldemort in the dark forest. In Branagh's expression, the ghost seems scary and Hamlet is downright terrified. However, when I read this scene, the ghost had a more pleading tone. In my head, the ghost was sorrowful over the evil that was done, and Hamlet was stunned by the news but resolved to do anything he can to make matters right. Although seeing a different approach was refreshing, I do not agree with it.
Monday, October 14, 2013
Analysis of the portrayals of Hamlet
In the video representations of Hamlet Act 1 Scene 3, Ophelia was shown differently each time. In the first video that I saw, Ophelia seemed slightly sassy, but it seemed that it was dawning on her that maybe having a relationship with Hamlet was not a very wise idea. As her brother beseeches her to end anything to do with Hamlet, she seems distracted. Once he continues talking however, she seems to grow more attentive and rethink her commitment to him. Towards the end, Ophelia counters her brother with an argument but still continues to listen to what he has to say. So while Ophelia does seem careless she takes into consideration her brother's words. In the second video, Ophelia appears even more distracted and naive. As her brother tries to convince her to forget about Hamlet, she continually wanders off and seems to pay him no attention. I would think Ophelia to be more like the second video portrays her. I believe she would be naive past reason and unwilling to listen to anyone telling her to discontinue her relationship with Hamlet.
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After reading your post the first thing I noticed was that you have some good ideas. The thing is that you have too many ideas. Instead of talking about the comparison of Ophelia and the The ghost, focus on one and go into more depth. If you wanted to expand on the comparison of Ophelia maybe add a quotation and explain the tone to further explain your argument. If you want to go more in depth about the ghost scene than maybe talk about the death of old Hamlet where you see Claudius kill his brother. Which ever one you choose to do I think if you quickly rewrite this post, it will be a very strong post.
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