Monday, September 5, 2016

Favorite Hamlet Scene

In my opinion, the most interesting scene in Hamlet is when the protagonist sees his father as a ghost for the first time. I believe this is one of the most memorable scenes because it sets the tone for the rest of the play. Once the scene happens, readers get a stronger sense of who Hamlet is, and what he is really dealing with as a person. The way Hamlet reacts to his ghost father reveals a lot about his personally and character. Different people could have handled that encounter very differently than Hamlet did. I believe that the scene is one of the stronger, more notable ones because even though Hamlet is with his father, he is also alone at the same time. Similar to the "to be or not to be" soliloquy, readers get to delve into Hamlet's mind since he is raw and is acting on instinct, and not on the people around him. I feel that this scene makes readers question what the protagonist will do next. The scene is powerful because everyone can feel something different from it. There is no direct answer when it comes to analyzing this scene. 

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