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May 14, 2008 at 08:31:59

Hamlet 3:1

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            ACT 3, SCENE 1

                                   (Enter King, Queen, Polonius [with
                                   BOOK], Ophelia, Rosencrantz,
                                   Guildenstern)

                                   CLAUDIUS
                          (to Rosencrantz and
                           Guildenstern)
            So you've gotten nothing from the prince as to why he's
            acting the way he is?

                                   ROSENCRANTZ
            He confesses feeling distracted and troubled--but the exact
            cause? He will not say.

                                   GUILDENSTERN
            He evades any deep discussion with jokes and questions to
            questions.

                                   GERTRUDE
            But he did welcome you, he was genuinely pleased to see you,
            was he not?

                                   ROSENCRANTZ
            Yes, he was your majesty.

                                   GUILDENSTERN
            It appeared to take some effort to shift his disposition, but
            then we got along just as we have in the past.

                                   GERTRUDE
            And what are your plans to entertain him? I want him
            distracted from his distraction.

                                   ROSENCRANTZ
            As it turns out Madam, we happened upon some players--

                                   POLONIUS
            That is correct, and I was to inform your majesty shortly: a
            troupe of actors have paid visit, and the prince has
            commissioned them to perform this evening. He would like the
            King and Queen to attend.

                                   CLAUDIUS
            Excellent.

                                   GERTRUDE
            This pleases me too. Dear Rosencrantz and Guildenstern go to
            him again now, and let him know we are pleased, and that we
            will be in attendance tonight.

                                   (Rosencrantz and Guildenstern bow and
                                   exit.)

                                   GERTRUDE (CONT'D)
            Now, as to the plan to better understand the disposition of
            the prince--Ophelia--I do hope your beauty is the true cause
            of his wildness. And in which case, I pray your charms can
            calm him and restore both your honors.

                                   OPHELIA
            Madam, I dearly hope so too.

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Though he is of noble blood, Ferdinand has no desire to fight or rule. He would prefer to explore, to ponder, to love, and to smell the flowers. Nevertheless, Ferdinand is a bull and he has horns.
FerdinandThough he is of noble blood, Ferdinand has no desire to fight or rule. He would prefer to explore, to ponder, to love, and to smell the flowers. Nevertheless, Ferdinand is a bull and he has horns.

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Well done. I am impressed.

As a young man who has changed his viewpoints significantly over the past year, going through a rather extensive transformation, I feel a strong connection to our tragic protagonist.

Parents and friends grow concerned. "Why does he choose to speak in such riddled verse? Is it drugs or insanity? Maybe he just needs a girlfriend." Perhaps it is because prose becomes utterly insufficient in conveying meaning and emotion.

But must the outcome always be so tragic? Can justice be served, Ophelia spared, and Hamlet's love fulfilled? Or are these mutually exclusive events? Must so much be sacrificied in the name of righteousness? What if Hamlet could forgive? Would the ghost allow it?

by Ferdinand (17 articles, 4 quicklinks, 24 diaries, 198 comments) on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 4:32:58 PM

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john de herreraWriter from California

thanks ferdinand

i initially had overlooked that the end of the scene ought to have ophelia left on stage alone with her thoughts. i had thought: how clunky to have her express her thoughts with hamlet gone and cladius and polonius still behind the tapestry. then it occured to me--duh: have him leave, the other two leave, and then her thoughts....

thanks again.

by john de herrera (34 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 148 comments) on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 5:19:15 PM