Even though I have heard about the end of this play, these three acts really give you the feeling that a lot of people are going to die. Killing Polonius can only bring more trouble. Not only did he kill one of the king's top people, but it was Ophelia's father. He had already kind of ruined that, but I think this will only make things worse. As for his mother, I think that they only end for her is death. She seemed to realize that marrying her brother in law was a really bad idea. And as for Hamlet, I really don't think he enjoys living anyway.

Throughout act three, I see the action spiralling out of the control of any one character.
Near the beginning of the act, Ophelia and Hamlet have a falling out... Ophelia attempts to give back Hamlet's tokens of love, and Hamlet gives contradictory messages about never having loved her. This interaction kind of hints at the way things are going to end for the two of them.

(I read the whole play so spoilers are involved)

Honestly, what was running through my mind was that Hamlet was getting progressively more and more annoying and that it really was only a matter of time before someone decided to kill him. I was reminded of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, "He's not quite dead!". Hamlet's death was only a matter of time (and it took him long enough).

The Comedy of Errors is a comedy which should rely heavily on audience participation. In a representational interpretation I feel like the audience would consider The Comedy of Errors less of a comedy and find it more serious than intended. The Comedy of Errors relies heavily on the audiences knowledge of who the characters are in order to make the play a comedy.

So, after watching ACT Two yesterday in class, I figured I would write my journal on the differences between the two movies and how the charcters are presented. The play is written that whenb Hamlet enters the stage reading, he is "madly attired." However, it was only in Mel Gibson's version in which Hamlet was strangely dressed (He was missing his boot). In my opinion I also believe that his version better suited this particular act than the other movie did.

I don't know if I'm supposed to admit this in a literature class, but I know the basic story of Hamlet because one time they did it on The Simpsons. I hate to admit, that that has been helping me figure out the plot line in the book. Act III is brilliant. I believe Shakespeare is really trying to show the power that theatre can have by having the actors show the King his wrongs. I wish I knew the cultural context because it seems as though Shakespeare could be using this play to reinforce something like Richard II and its political point.

By the end of act three, it's pretty evident that stuff is starting to slide downhill. I mean, he kills Polonius on accident after chickening out to kill his uncle. In my book, a previous owner wrote in the side "excuses" next to Hamlet backing out from killing Claudius. That's an interesting way to look at it. Maybe he wasn't ready for it, but why would he then thrust at the curtain so willingly a few minutes later. Interesting.

So, I was saying that this play doesn't say much good about the reliability and loyalty of women. I think that this is most likely because of the time period that these plays were written. So, I guess the theme would be that the frailty of Hamlet's mother helps in the downfall of Hamlet's emotional and mental health.

One thing that I noticed was the Hamlet is one of the biggest whiners I have ever come across. I noticed this a little in the first act, but in act 2.2.526, Hamlet laments for almost the whole page. It is filled with lines such as, "O, what a rouge and peasant slave am I". I guess he has a reason to be distraught, but I think he is going a little overboard. He sort of reminds me of someone from an old Greek play, which I think was called Electra. In the play, her only role in the story is to lament over everything that happens.

first off, we have claudius, hamlets uncle, calling in rosencrantz and guildenstern because they know him well and may so be able to help "fix" his problems. coming from a poisoner, that makes me quite nervous.

secondly, and i quote,

"Both your majesties
Might, by the sovereign power you have of us,
Put your dread pleasures more into command
Than to entreaty."