THE TRAGEDY OF HAMLET
William Shakespeare
It seems that in this merciless mourning, I have opened
a tomb. And though my sight be of seeing, it is not as it
once was. For what I see is not with thine own eyes. It is
as death appears to those awake. A coldness, an emptiness,
that I cannot forsake.
Hope Saphos DeVenuto
A melody in literature is a language that Shakespeare uses freely in Hamlet
with infinite variety. The imagery relates to us to create to the senses a
realization of what is
occurring as well as to kindle our responses. There are many interesting characters
with
invaluable opinions, a labyrinth of lines convoluting and mystifying, along with
dramatic
sarcasm. It is very effective in drawing the attention to certain characters that
the audience will
need to see more than others. If we really lend an ear to Hamlet's every word,
we are drawn
into an inward greatness of his spirit. Shakespeare created Hamlet as a highly
intellectual being
that can see through everything and everyone.
To see clearly through a stone is to see the profundity
of truth.
Then what of life is there to view, if what has been
seen and
known before has past and is no more.
Hope Saphos DeVenuto
There is a frustration in Hamlet that is overwhelming. He cannot open the next
door of
consciousness without completing the action of dilemmas that existed before
him. Perhaps
he is stuck in a cube of thought and dialogue where much prose can be found
to excite any
scene whether it be of tragedy or joy. His words are swift and full of action.
A combative
voice and a Holy War where there is no external battle fought with real weapons,
but a conflict
one wages within himself-or herself; the inward confrontation of light and darkness
which always takes place during the transition from ignorance to knowledge. In
each developed
character there can be seen a contrast with interactions that lead to the preparations
of
intense struggles, revelry, mystery, journeys, a play within a play, love and
hatred. There are
groups of characters, such as themes of parents and children and the use of ceremonies
that
make the story of hamlet a visceral experience paralleling the unexpected with
a twist and
turn without a synaptic delay. Shakespeare's Hamlet can be described as a Rocking
Trojan
Horse that has preserved all the characters and players through time and is a
continuous
lesson of the profound artists work.
Another interesting point is the melancholy and grief that Shakespeare has
created in Hamlet, which becomes pathological and destructive as a disease
that also affects the
characters that interacted with him. They all become diseased as well as doomed.
This play
has created many arguments, commentaries, interpretations and analysis through
the 20th
century of what this play reflects and after reading some of the analysis, it
seems that there is
not one answer to any question that develops. For we all have our own vision and
our own
perspective that sheds a light upon what we are subjected to, which creates an
objective
point for us to experience Shakespeare or any other being and part of life. To
honor all
opinions even if we do not agree, is a valuable process that calls for a greater
understanding
that goes beyond the bounds of artistic technique, for we are all artists and
co-creators of our
own space.