Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Old World vs. New World
Both of the perspectives in new world and old world share the main point in showing the coming of age process. The way that they show similarities is the fact that hamlet has to make the biggest decision requiring the death of someone else or himself, and he must figure out what to do. There are some differences in the film versions however, such as how hamlet deals with his mental struggle like in the modern adaptation hamlet dresses like a bum, goes to bars and drinks, and also listens to his video diaries to hear his thoughts. However in the classic adaptation he uses a soliloquy in order for the audience to know how he is feeling and what he is thinking about doing. When Hamlet is plotting his plans does he truly understand the consequences of the decision he is about make?
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I think Hamlet would have had a idea of the consequences he could face, but you don't know all the consequences because plans change.
ReplyDeleteI think that Hamlet considered some of the consequences, but he also made rash decisions. He thinks about his plans, and then acts on them, sometimes not giving enough time to rethink his choices.
ReplyDeleteI think you can never be certain of all the consequences of making a decision. There are always going to be positives and negatives, and there are always going to be factors that appear without warning or that weren't considered. Because Hamlet's decision process was so drawn out, I think he had much a lot of time to evaluate the consequences, but again, I'm sure he would not have predicted the outcome.
ReplyDeleteLike others posted here, I think Hamlet was aware of the possible consequences he could face by acting against Claudius and his companions, but he could not see the future and knew anything could happen. When he decided to act in that way, I think it was due to a rashness in his character- a trait that could have matured into something better had he had more time to really grow up.
ReplyDeleteI think that in some moments, Hamlet is very philosophical and thinks too much about his decisions, and this leads him to be indecisive. However, sometimes he doesn't think about them and acts rashly.This helps to show his madness in the films. So basically, he doesn't really understand his consequences. He obviously doesn't realize that when he takes too long to make a decision, everyone dies.
ReplyDeleteYou can never know the outcome of your actions. You can think of all the scenarios that will happen but in reality you just never know. Hamlet could probably guess the out come but it could take a turn for the worst and things would end very badly.
ReplyDeleteI agree with kufan317. No one can fully understand the outcome of their actions. Although Hamlet could not fully understand what would happen, he did take proactive measure to reassure himself in the future. This includes hosting a play to affirm his belief that his Uncle had killed his father.
ReplyDeleteI think that Hamlet is so committed to getting revenge and his loyalty to his father is so strong, he doesn't take time to understand the consequences of the decision he makes.
ReplyDeleteLike previously said, I think that Hamlet did have time to think of the consequences, but he couldn't have possibly known all of them. He took the time to figure out which decisions would be right for him and, as far as he was concerned, those were the right choices.
ReplyDeleteI think Hamlet was not considering the consequences of his actions. He was so focused on his personal goal that he never took time to think about all the possible effects from his revenge plot.
ReplyDeleteI believe so, but I think he thought too much of the consequences and lost sense of what he truly wanted.
ReplyDeleteI think he does understand what the consequences are for his actions. I believe he got to caught up in what his father's ghost wanted him to do to think too much about them
ReplyDeleteHamlet had plenty of time to think about possible consequences of his actions. He probably wasn't expecting a great outcome, but he would rather face any consequence that came his way than to live on without his honor. Really he didn't have much of a choice anyways.
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