If I was going to direct a play or movie of Hamlet, I would direct it in a way that totally differs from the traditional plays and movies. I always thought having a twist ending like the famous thriller movie “Usual Suspect” in Hamlet would be really interesting.
Movies with twist endings always develop with hints in between scenes for the unexpected ending. Hamlet right now seems to be totally panicked and depressed due to the loss of his father. He’s definitely having a hard time getting over it, especially after encountering the ghost who claims to be his father, and hearing the truth of his death. There’s a scene after the meeting, where Hamlet thinks by himself that he shouldn’t tell anyone what happened, and also considers acting like a crazy person so that he can get his revenge against Claudius, the killer of his father.
I think Hamlet actually keeps these words, and acts crazy in front of people so that they can be convinced. Such scenes can be hints that lead to an ending where Hamlet reveals himself to the people, get his revenge, and tell them that his insanity was just an act. Thus, I’m going to go with the theory of Hamlet knowing that Claudius and Polonius were there.
To become a hint scene, there must be significant lines that foreshadow the future, and make the audience go “AH!!!” when they think of it. For example, “Ay, truly, for the power of beauty will sooner transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the force of honesty can translate beauty into his likeness. This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. I did love you once.” (Scene 3.1 113~117) This line sounds extreme, which can be a sign of insanity, but in the end leaves a sense of the old Hamlet, who loved Ophelia. Such lines contain the two identities of Hamlet right now, which are his insane-self, and original-self. “Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” (Scene 3.1 123) This line seems to portray Hamlet’s anger towards Claudius and the people related to him, indirectly calling them the “breeder of sinners” and hinting his revenge of getting them thee to a nunnery.
Since I’ll be using more scenes and lines to hint the ending, I can’t really make a big deal out of the nunnery scene itself. I’m going to make this scene look as if Hamlet intentionally talked about his sorrowful life and hesitation regarding suicide by himself before meeting Ophelia, with the goal to make Claudius and Polonius, the two who were secretly watching, think that Hamlet has gone crazy.
If I was going to direct a play or movie of Hamlet, I would direct it in a way that totally differs from the traditional plays and movies. I always thought having a twist ending like the famous thriller movie “Usual Suspect” in Hamlet would be really interesting.
Movies with twist endings always develop with hints in between scenes for the unexpected ending. Hamlet right now seems to be totally panicked and depressed due to the loss of his father. He’s definitely having a hard time getting over it, especially after encountering the ghost who claims to be his father, and hearing the truth of his death. There’s a scene after the meeting, where Hamlet thinks by himself that he shouldn’t tell anyone what happened, and also considers acting like a crazy person so that he can get his revenge against Claudius, the killer of his father.
I think Hamlet actually keeps these words, and acts crazy in front of people so that they can be convinced. Such scenes can be hints that lead to an ending where Hamlet reveals himself to the people, get his revenge, and tell them that his insanity was just an act. Thus, I’m going to go with the theory of Hamlet knowing that Claudius and Polonius were there.
To become a hint scene, there must be significant lines that foreshadow the future, and make the audience go “AH!!!” when they think of it. For example, “Ay, truly, for the power of beauty will sooner transform honesty from what it is to a bawd than the force of honesty can translate beauty into his likeness. This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it proof. I did love you once.” (Scene 3.1 113~117) This line sounds extreme, which can be a sign of insanity, but in the end leaves a sense of the old Hamlet, who loved Ophelia. Such lines contain the two identities of Hamlet right now, which are his insane-self, and original-self. “Get thee to a nunnery. Why wouldst thou be a breeder of sinners?” (Scene 3.1 123) This line seems to portray Hamlet’s anger towards Claudius and the people related to him, indirectly calling them the “breeder of sinners” and hinting his revenge of getting them thee to a nunnery.
Since I’ll be using more scenes and lines to hint the ending, I can’t really make a big deal out of the nunnery scene itself. I’m going to make this scene look as if Hamlet intentionally talked about his sorrowful life and hesitation regarding suicide by himself before meeting Ophelia, with the goal to make Claudius and Polonius, the two who were secretly watching, think that Hamlet has gone crazy.