Hamlets' dilemma

          I disagree with Hamlets desicion to wait to kill Claudius.  Although King Hamlets' ghost said he should wait until he kills Cladius, I believe he should have just killed him and gotten it over with.  Because he didn't kill Claudius, Claudius ended up setting up a plan where Hamlet was the one who ended up being killed.  If Hamlet would have just killed and avenged him for his fathers' death, all of this would have been avoided.  I also believe that Ophelias' madness which eventually led to her death could have been avoided if Hamlet would have killed Claudius. However, the play probably would have changed drastically if Hamlet would have killed Claudius.   But, I believe that If Hamlet would have killed Claudius he wouldn't have killed Polonious which led to Opehelias' madness and later on, her death. Claudius not only betrayed King Hamlet, and Prince Hamlet but he also in a way betrayed and used Gertrude because he wanted to get to the throne.

Ophelia "So Much To Take In"

Ophelia and Hamlet had a very rocky relationship. She and him did not make it clear whether they were really in love or not.  After Hamlet accidently killed her father Polonious, she went mad along with him (Hamlet).  Hamlet's insane actions did not help at all.  Ophelia had nowhere to where to go and had no guidance, it was almost as if she were lost and disconnected. Ophelia was an innocent woman until Hamlet became aware that it was Claudius who killed King Hamlet.  It was not her fault, it was who she was involved with. If she would have never had a relationship with Prince Hamlet, she would have never went insane and drowned herself.
I don't blame Ophelia for going insane, she couldn't have expected that all of this would happen simply by having a relationship with Hamlet. I pity her situation because this could have all been avoided if Hamlet hadn't gone mad and accidently killed her father Polonious. The painting that John Everett Millais created potrays Ophelia to be helpless as she is the play as well after the death of her father and after Hamlet seems to have gone insane. 

To be or not to be (Hamlet)

In Olivers'version of the to be or not to be scene I remained in suspence.  The fact that he was on the top of a castle while giving a speech about death made it very suspenseful. It added a very specific, deep tone to the film.  It made it easier to comprehend the speech given by Prince Hamlet. As I was watching this film, Prince Hamlet seemed very unpredictable.  I wasnt sure if he would suddendly just jump or happen to fall of the top of the castle into the ocean. Oliver played Hamlet very well. In my opinion, this was the beswt out of the three versions.
In Branagh's version I was very confused and did not understand the speech as much as I did in Olivers' and Zeffierllis' version.  The whole scene when Hamlet was starring into the mirror fit the speech very well because there are two ways that one can interperet the speech as there are two sides to a mirror. However, his tone wasn't as intriguing and meaningful as it was in the other two versions. It was as if he was just talking and his voice and his tone was indifferent.  All I could do was listen, I werent really in suspense and didnt really feel any emotion.
Zeffierellis' version with  Mel Gibson was very well played.  Mel Gibson portrayed a very depressing tone and set a very cheerless, upsetting mood.  In this version, it was the easiest for me to comprehend Hamlets speech.  The catacombs all the way at the bottom of the castle was a very good spot to set Hamlets speech.  One of the main differences that I noticed from Olivers' version to Zeffierellis' version was the setting.  In Olivers' version, Hamlet was at the very top of the castle outside where you can see and hear the ocean as oppose to the setting in the Zeffierellis' version where Hamlet was at the very bottom of the castle and there was no music at all.
In Almereyda's version, Hamlet is walking up and down in a Blockbuster.  This was the most modern film.  It was easy to understand but it was too intense.  Hamlet was in the action movie section.  All the movies in the background had fire and the sound was not calming.  It was very different from the other three versions of the "To be or not to be" speech.