Hamlet Disguised as Madness

As we continued to watch the video of Hamlet this morning in English class, I strangely stared to feel a connection with Hamlet. I felt so sad for him, yes, his actions were wrong but his feelings were so natural. I couldn't help but wonder how I would react given the circumstances in which Hamlet found himself. 

Hamlet ruined perhaps every relationship he had. Even when he got even with Claudius that wasn't enough, he killed Polonius too. He ripped Ophelia of her sanity and drove her to her death.

Hamlets poor mother had no idea when she married Claudius that he was the murderer of her husband, she didn't even know her husband's death was caused from malicious murder! 

I need to read on more and watch the rest of the film in order to make a righteous judgment on Gertrude... I mean..did she not have a part in King Hamlets death at all? Because she was rather quick to marry. Or maybe she moved at a fast pace because of personality traits. Some people I know, cannot be single for more than a week.. and even thats pushing it, its like they are so insecure with themselves unless they are constantly holding onto somebody's arm. So, it may not have been intended..but just a bad choice.

If Hamlet did not put on an act to be "Mad" then, maybe he would have been able to stand a chance, people might have believed him if he had just been outright and honest. But it seemed as if it was almost like the boy who cried wolf, he had nobody's trust.

I am exited about this and look forward to finishing the task!!!