Comments on: Hamlet Play: All About Shakespeare’s Hamlet

By: Candice

Candice — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:16:20 +0000

I remember reading Hamlet in school years ago but because it was required reading & due to my less than worldly understanding at that time- mid 1980s, I can now more fully appreciate the impact Bill’s contribution has had in modern day literature + film. It just blows my mind that it was written in 1601. I’m one episode away from the final Station Eleven + I completely see the Hamlet allusion. I also highly recommend Romeo + Juliet with Claire, Leo & John. It is divine + the soundtrack is amazing.

By: Saurabh

Saurabh — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:22:17 +0000

A case can be made that Hamlet is a virtuous young man at the beginning of the play, his sense of morality deeply rooted in his religious beliefs, but that he changes dramatically in the play and succumbs to evil himself by its conclusion. Hamlet’s actions in avenging his father’s death are perfectly justified within the context of Hamlet as a revenge play, but when examined within the greater morality that had framed Hamlet’s life and that is referenced often in the play, his actions seem consistent with the evil of those that surround him.

Hamlet is truly a dynamic character. Upon first returning to court, the idea of committing murder under any circumstances shakes him profoundly. He fears for his immortal soul; even the idea of taking his own life fills him with fear of God’s judgment. However, after Hamlet kills Polonius while Hamlet is in a state of unbearable emotional suffering, Hamlet immediately spirals downward from his previous standards of moral behavior. He plots and accomplishes the deaths of Rosencrantz and Gildenstern with cold calculation; his actions are deliberate and absent any moral inhibition or sense of guilt. This marks a profound change in Hamlet, suggesting that even he, as morally sound as he had once been, is also capable of evil acts.

By: Anson liang

Anson liang — Mon, 26 May 2014 15:36:36 +0000

this is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo gooooooooooooooooooooood

By: devil14

devil14 — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:51:13 +0000

In reply to Robin. i have and it is how it was written in the renassinac when shakespeare was around they didnt have the resources we have now sooo they coundnt detrimian the right facts things were different back then

By: Robin

Robin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 12:08:41 +0000

Your facts are wrong. I have not read Hamlet, so i don’t know what shakespeare have written in the play, but i can guarantee you, Elsinor does not lie in Jutland, but instead on the island Zealand. You write, “Shakespeare sets his Hamlet play in the cold, dark isolation of Elsinor in Jutland, ableak, snow-covered region of Denmark.” The Castle Kronborg where the play takes place, lies in Elsinor and that is on Zealand and not Jutland.