HAMLET: thinking activity

Screening Movie: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Hamlet’. Based on William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’

1) How faithful is the movie to the original play?

Ans:  we see the movie Hamlet by Kenneth Branagh's In a movie, many things highlights like first and last scene connect with a statue, ghost scene, Are view different way by the director.










2) After watching the movie, have your perception about play, characters or situations changed?

Ans:  Yes, After watching a movie many things are change like starting the movie with the statue and end to fall down the statue, another is Ophelia's character is very poor in the movie after father's death she becomes made and other way her brother was angry and think to kill Hamlet this situation in both character one is made and her brother wish to kill Hamlet.




3) Do you feel 'aesthetic delight' while watching the movie? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If no, can you explain with reasons?

Ans:  Yes, I feel aesthetic delight while watching the movie, exactly in Claudius after killing king Hamlet he becomes king and marries Gertrude so, aesthetic delight present in Claudius character.






4) Do you feel 'catharsis' while or after watching movie? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If no, can you explain with reasons?

Ans:  I feel 'catharsis' in two characters, one is Laertes after the death of his father he has two sides first is angry and wish to kill Hamlet and second is sympathy to Ophelia she becomes made after her father's death so, Laertes have two emotion after father died. the second character is Hamlet his father died but in both the character we feel the Laertes character is more emotion compare with Hamlet.


5) Does screening of movie help you in better understanding of the play? 

Ans:  screening of movie help me in a better understanding of the play like something in my mind like the ghost scene, last fight scene, and Ophelia's madness scene, these scenes are after watching the movie are clear in my imagination, I think to screen movie is better to understanding.


6)  Was there any particular scene or moment in the movie that 
you will cherish lifetime?

Ans:  in the movie, there are many moments that I am cherished lifetime, first is ghost come and talk with Hamlet, second is last fight and fall kingdom that is the best moment.

7) If you are director, what changes would you like to make in the remaking of movie on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’?

Ans:  If I am a director so, I change the long conversation in short.


8) In the beginning of the movie, camera rolls over the statue of King Hamlet outside the Elsinore castle. The movie ends with the similar sequence wherein the statue of the King Hamlet is hammered down to the dust. What sort of symbolism do you read in this? (Clue: In Book IX of 'Paradise Lost', Satan reflects on his revenge motive:       "But what will not ambition and revenge; Descend to? Who aspires must down as low; As high he soared, obnoxious, first or last, To basest things. Revenge, at first though sweet, Bitter ere long back on itself recoils." Is it not King Hamlet's ambition to avenge his death responsible for the downfall of his kingdom which is symbolically pictured in last scenes?)

Ans:  In the beginning of the movie camera roll over the statue of King Hamlet and ends with fall down the statue it's reflect every human being have fallen down in life another way is symbolize the rule and revenge remaining and after fall down statue is clarify that now revenge take rule destroyed and start new kingdom and king is Fortinbras.


9) While studying the play through movie, which approach do you find more applicable to the play? Why? Give reasons with illustrations.


Ans:  while studying the play through the movie the psychological approach is more applicable to the play the reason is Hamlet cannot bring himself to kill Claudius because Hamlet try to kill with a weapon after starting prayer so he thinks that he kills Claudius so in a psychological sense, kill himself before two time he tries to kill but failed because of reason.


10) Which of the above mentioned approaches (in Pre-viewing task) appeals you more than other?Why? Give reasons.

Ans:  psychological approach appeals more in the movie, the reason is why Hamlet delay in killing the man who murdered his father and married his mother so, Hamlet delays because he can't punish Claudius for doing what he himself wished to do as a child and, unconsciously still wishes to do, he would be punishing himself.