Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Notes on Hamlet

Hamlet is one of the more difficult reads of the year since the times of Caesar and Romeo and Juliet. Written in Old English makes this hard for me to understand, but with effort I am able to get by. At the beginning of the play I thought that Hamlet was indecisive because of all his emotions.  But, by the end of Act III, Hamlet seemed to know what he wants.  He was able to function and do what he needed to do.  He killed Polonius without any hesitation.  He did think that Polonius was King Claudius, but he still did not stop or think twice about killing him behind the curtain.  I think that Hamlet will continue trying to kill Claudius without hesitation.

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