Hamlet and Me
I can not say that I am similar to Hamlet in many ways, but it depends how you look at it. I can feel a connection in some areas of Hamlet that include some of the feelings he gets about losing someone. I never have lost someone like he has, but can imagine the pain that he may have felt. Then to have family betray him and his girlfriend leave him because of ranking in wealth and position. I do not personally have that sort of connection, but it is easily imaginable how painful it is and do not think I would be able to handle it. It is difficult in a way to relate to such a topic because it is so extreme and happened in a time when things were different.
I can understand what Hamlet is going through, but I can’t conect to it as well as someone who has been there and experienced it. I have felt pain in losing someone, but not as strongly as Hamlet has and I cannot act the same way as he does. Even though it is a story I know people have gone through such pain and some people cant handle it as well as others, but it depends on the circumstances of how you should act, and in Hamlet’s time, that seemed as an acceptable thing.
Video At… http://youtube.com/watch?v=hNVS59BF-vo It’s hard to connect to Hamlet due to the time and place, but it’s easy to understand what is going through his head and how he feels.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet This site describes the setting and time of Hamelt showing why it might be hard to connec to.
April 23rd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Here’s a comment – I like your title “Hamlet and Me”. lol It made me smile… thanks!
April 23rd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I concur. We can compare our characters to Hamlet’s, but it would be for different events and reasons. He lost the crown to his country and although I may have lost something too, it wouldn’t be anything close to that much power. I also agree how you can feel how Hamlet is feeling, but never actually experience it. By the way, you better spell the word connect right before Ms. Waldner checks this entry.
April 24th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
I do believe I shall join Currie’s Corner. I have a similar life as you and Graeme both do, so it is hard to connect with Hamlet’s character. None of us has had to live in that time period, filled with hardships that come with death and social status. But we can imagine. Also, like we have learned in class, there are many works that are based on this and other Shakespeare plays. So, bits and pieces of other movies could be based on Hamlet’s situation that we connect better with. Good entry, and I like your title as well.
April 25th, 2008 at 7:46 am
Hey. I have lost a very close Grandpa and that was very sad for me. It was hard to finish the day of school. It happened during school and I could hardly think about the classes. I missed the next day of school because of what happened. It was very sad. So in a way, I can relate to Hamlet but I cant relate to him with him lossing his power he would have gotten.
Good work and keep it up.