Act 3 Scene II

Tenant’s performance of the playful, ironic Hamlet is my favorite. He uses facial expressions and body gestures in order to gain status inthe scene. Hamlet's main purpose is to subtlety threaten and mock Claudius. His childlike behavior and sudden change into anger reflecthis ironic tone. Another aspect I must highlight is the eloquence heuses. One must note the placement of the crown (tilted) and theattire's condition in the scene. This emphasize his stage of indifference towards authority and satirization of the king.

Act 3 Scene 1

The first video clip we see has to deal with Hamlet’s dilemma aka “to be or not to be”. The whole scene is focused on the lights management in order to provide emphasize in the actor’s facial expressions. The soliloquy is known for the deep reflections of existence it brings upon. Philosophy in the whole discourse is noticeable and the most important element of it is based upon being or acting. Acting is something we do every day but being is different because it involves living as a whole. To be is the whole itself, it is letting one to enter completely with soul and actions into totality. This is indeed what Tenant performs in this scene, he has now become Hamlet. And Hamlet is no longer Hamlet but he is now the dilemma of existence.

Drawing Connections

1. Burden

2. Infatuation

3. aberrations

4. eavesdropper

5. infantile

Changing Styles

The end of The Great Gatsby by Cormac McCarthy:
In the future, we will try to improve, get better. But in the end, it won’t happen. It won’t happen.

The end of The Road by F. Scott Fitzgerald:
We thought that everything was older than humanity and perhaps, anonymity, believing it would untangle the mystery that recedes upon our future.