Hamlet Ghost Scene

      
       King Hamlet was killed by his brother Cladius.  No one knew but him.  King Hamlets' ghost was roaming around and he went to inform Prince Hamlet about his death.  King Hamlet was upset that his wife would marry his own brother.  They had such a happy marriage and he would never have thought that Gertrude would remarry so soon.
     After watching all three of the films the first one with Mel Gibson was my favorite, the reason being that it was the closest film to the book.  The time period and the characters reflected what I have read so far.  My least favorite was the last film that I watched.  The time period was totally different to the actual play, and the characters were not similar at all to the characters in the play.  It was the hardest to comprehend.  In the first film the time period and setting fit excellently.  In the actual play, the Ghost of King Hamlet was portrayed as a frustated, intimidating man at first.  But as time went on he was more at ease and emotional. At the end of Prince Hamlets' discussion with the Ghost of Hamlet, he was sad.  Before he was able to touch Prince Hamlets' face he dissapeared and Hamlet became very angry especially because he couldn't tell anyone about his encounter with his father.
      In the second film, the time period was very different. It took place during the mid-evil times.   There was a thunderstorm at the beginning of the scene.  King Hamlet was running through the woods and his thoughts were bring said out loud. This film was the hardest to comprehend because his thoughts were being spoken, but they were being spoken quickly.  When King Hamlet was speaking to his son Prince Hamlet, he was more sad and seemed scared.  This is not the way he was portrayed to be in the written play.  This film was very over exagerated.
     The third film was the most modern film.  It was filmed in 2000.  It took place in New York City.   Hamlets' father, Prince Hamlet was killed.  King Hamlet was very emotional and sad.  He was very angry at first. Towards the end he became very sad and affectionate towards his son.   He also became very touchy, as if his son were younger.  It seemed very real and was not difficult to comprehend.  It just wasn't closely related to the play time wise.