I am comparing and contrasting these two videos of the same "To be or not to be" soliloquy by Hamlet.
First video: Hamlet to be or not to be- Kenneth Branagh
Second video: To be or not to be Hamlet movie clip
This first youtube video is definitely more formal than the second. He portrays himself very angry and out for revenge in the first one. The videos are showed in two different settings. The first setting is very fancy and looks like he is in a palace and towards the end you see Ophelia. You don't see Ophelia at all in the second video and it is showed in a basement of a castle or even a cemetery looking over his father's tomb. In the second video Hamlet looks like he either has self pity, remorse or sadden by what his uncle has become and now knowing what he needs to do to accomplish his fathers' commands. They both are citing the same soliloquy, but it is portrayed differently. The video I imagined the play to be portrayed would have to be the first one because I just read him as being angry in the scene and Ophelia was there towards the end which made more sense to me. But overall both videos showed Hamlet in two different ways and two different ways to portray the soliloquy.
Hey Adrianna!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I totally agree with your point of view of Hamlets soliloquy. I definitely pictured Hamlet being mad and upset when reciting his soliloquy. I also pictured Hamlet being angry due to his attitude towards Ophelia after the soliloquy. He is extremely sassy and rude towards Ophelia. I think the attitude and mindset portrayed in the first video is the best representation of how Shakespeare intended the soliloquy to be. Keep up the good work!
Maddy