We first meet Hamlet in William Shakespeare's work, "Hamlet," at the beginning of Act 1 Scene 2. The prince presents himself in a black, mournful suit and is chastised for it by his mother and his uncle who is the new king of Denmark. Hamlet does not seem to care much for his uncle Claudius at all. He shows him no love and very little respect. In fact, Prince Hamlet later tells us himself that he does not like the man.
We can see that Hamlet is still in grief from his father's recent death. I think that this is only normal behavior. He clearly displays his belief that his father's death was not given enough attention because he still suffers from the sorrow. Everybody else, including his mother is over the fact that her former husband is dead. In fact, Hamlets mother has already remarried to his Uncle Claudius. She shows her lack of sensitivity to the topic of King Hamlet's death when she tells the prince, "All that lives must die." (I .II .72)
After everybody but Hamlet exits the room, he explains to us his true thoughts and emotion. He is upset because his father is dead. This, I think, is fully justified as it seems as if everybody else is more excited about the new king rather that showing grief about the one who has just passed. Futhermore, Prince Hamlet is bitter about the fact that his mother has so quickly remarried to his uncle Claudius. Hmmm...thats really pretty disgusting. If my mother was doing that, I'd be totally grossed out and super upset. That's just weird!!! What makes it even worse is that Queen Gertude does not even care. She's like, "Out with the old and in with the new. Thats life!"
In conclusion, I find Hamlet's behavior and thoughts to really relate well with the audience's thoughts and behavior. His actions actually make sense to me.
I find this picture to really well exemplify the scenario taking place in Act I Scene II
We can see that Hamlet is still in grief from his father's recent death. I think that this is only normal behavior. He clearly displays his belief that his father's death was not given enough attention because he still suffers from the sorrow. Everybody else, including his mother is over the fact that her former husband is dead. In fact, Hamlets mother has already remarried to his Uncle Claudius. She shows her lack of sensitivity to the topic of King Hamlet's death when she tells the prince, "All that lives must die." (I .II .72)
After everybody but Hamlet exits the room, he explains to us his true thoughts and emotion. He is upset because his father is dead. This, I think, is fully justified as it seems as if everybody else is more excited about the new king rather that showing grief about the one who has just passed. Futhermore, Prince Hamlet is bitter about the fact that his mother has so quickly remarried to his uncle Claudius. Hmmm...thats really pretty disgusting. If my mother was doing that, I'd be totally grossed out and super upset. That's just weird!!! What makes it even worse is that Queen Gertude does not even care. She's like, "Out with the old and in with the new. Thats life!"
In conclusion, I find Hamlet's behavior and thoughts to really relate well with the audience's thoughts and behavior. His actions actually make sense to me.
I find this picture to really well exemplify the scenario taking place in Act I Scene II
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