In the last response to course material, I told you I loved Shakespeare.
Trust me, I still do.
But in this response to course material, I'm going to tell you about how Hamlet is a whiny b*itch.
Okay, look, I get it. Your dad died. Your uncle married your mother. But how does that make her a whore? Why is it impossible for her to fall in love again even if she isn't young? Oh, and a brother is crying over his dead sister? Screw that, shove him aside and let him know that his love for her was nothing compared to yours, even though you were a total ass to his sister and broke her heart and killed their father. Your two best friends are sent to spy on you? Let's kill them.
I appreciate and understand the philosophical nature of Hamlet, and his constant thinking through of his thoughts and monologues is to express his turbulent feelings, but sometimes, it was over the top. His hatred of all woman based on the "whore" his mother had become irritated me too.
In watching the movies, I'd have to say the one with David Tennant has been the best. His interpretation actually made me sympathize with Hamlet, and the actors in general are fantastic, as is the cinematograpy and the way everything seems so natural.
Trust me, I still do.
But in this response to course material, I'm going to tell you about how Hamlet is a whiny b*itch.
Okay, look, I get it. Your dad died. Your uncle married your mother. But how does that make her a whore? Why is it impossible for her to fall in love again even if she isn't young? Oh, and a brother is crying over his dead sister? Screw that, shove him aside and let him know that his love for her was nothing compared to yours, even though you were a total ass to his sister and broke her heart and killed their father. Your two best friends are sent to spy on you? Let's kill them.
I appreciate and understand the philosophical nature of Hamlet, and his constant thinking through of his thoughts and monologues is to express his turbulent feelings, but sometimes, it was over the top. His hatred of all woman based on the "whore" his mother had become irritated me too.
In watching the movies, I'd have to say the one with David Tennant has been the best. His interpretation actually made me sympathize with Hamlet, and the actors in general are fantastic, as is the cinematograpy and the way everything seems so natural.
Your use of personal voice here is so evident. :)I think Hamlet is more mad at his mother because of the speed with which she remarried and the fact that it happened to be his uncle, not that she fell in love again. I'm sure in time, he would have been more reasonable about it, but because he was still dealing with his father's death and the fact that she seemed to stop caring about Old Hamlet is what got to him. I do agree that Hamlet's attitude towards women is annoying too though! Overall, nice job on the post and adding your personal opinion to what we have done in class!
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