Hamlet Meets Hamlet Sr.
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ACT1 SCENE4 & SCENE5
The second time Hamlet Sr. is introduced into the play. Hamlet Sr. appears and gets Hamlet to go with him with his friends disapproval. Hamlet is lead deep into the woods and is told some things. He is told that his father was murdered and by his uncle Claudius. He demands Hamlet to seek revenge. He also asks that he(Hamlet) not put any blame on his mother. After Hamlet Sr. leaves his friends come and Hamlet demands vows from Marcellus, Horatio and Bernard not to reveal what has transpired here tonight.
In these scenes is the first time Hamlet's sanity comes into question. Its one thing to see a ghost its another to have more than a one sided conversation with said ghost. the audience's view of Claudius and Gertrude also is tweaked a bit. In my experience Claudius went from brother stuck between sister and brother to murderous, conniving scum. Gertrude went from women blessed with two loves to a weak willed woman in a seat of power. Never a good thing. These two scenes are important because without it, completely changes the whole play. These scenes have the start to the Hamlet "state of mind" controversy and shows that Claudius did it.
The second time Hamlet Sr. is introduced into the play. Hamlet Sr. appears and gets Hamlet to go with him with his friends disapproval. Hamlet is lead deep into the woods and is told some things. He is told that his father was murdered and by his uncle Claudius. He demands Hamlet to seek revenge. He also asks that he(Hamlet) not put any blame on his mother. After Hamlet Sr. leaves his friends come and Hamlet demands vows from Marcellus, Horatio and Bernard not to reveal what has transpired here tonight.
In these scenes is the first time Hamlet's sanity comes into question. Its one thing to see a ghost its another to have more than a one sided conversation with said ghost. the audience's view of Claudius and Gertrude also is tweaked a bit. In my experience Claudius went from brother stuck between sister and brother to murderous, conniving scum. Gertrude went from women blessed with two loves to a weak willed woman in a seat of power. Never a good thing. These two scenes are important because without it, completely changes the whole play. These scenes have the start to the Hamlet "state of mind" controversy and shows that Claudius did it.