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Hamlet

Blog #2 6 February 2012

Upon first look at my groups scene for Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 1, I thought that I could never unerstand its true meaning. Once we began paraphrasing our scene however, its meaning began to become more clear. It's about the death of Hamlet's sister and how the priest doesn't think she even deserves a proper burial.

One quote the stuck out to me from Act 1, scene 5 was: O, horrible! O, horrible! most horrible! If thou hast nature in thee, bear it not; Let not the royal bed of Denmark be A couch for luxury and damned incest. But, howsoever thou pursuest this act, Taint not thy mind, nor let thy soul contrive Against thy mother aught: leave her to heaven And to those thorns that in her bosom lodge, To prick and sting her.

Even though the Ghost is concerned with Gertrude's sleeping around and her "damned incest", he tells Hamlet to keep Gertrude out of the revenge plot and "leave her to heaven." Hamlet doesn't want his sister remembered in a bad way, but doesn't have much control over the situation.

Sunday 1/29/12 Initial Response to Hamlet In Act 1, Scene I, we learn some of the background about the main characters. We learn that Hamlet's dad just died, and that might be the most important fact. We also start to see that Hamlet is a little CRAZY. He seems really suspicious/angry/depressed. To give Hamlet a break, his mom did marry his uncle, right after his father's death. There is also a ghost that Marcellus, Bernardo, and Horatio have all seen, which just happens to be Hamlet's dead father. So far their credibility seems pretty good, despite the fact that they're all seeing a ghost. Ialso watched David Tennants version of Hamlet this week, which is a more modern version of the play. It is obvious that Hamlet is a little psycho right off in this film. In Act 1, Scene 2, he throws himself on the floor crying and looks straight into the camera, while making dramatic gestures.

