Journal entry December 12 1853

A miserable day hath made of this one. It deceived me with it's illusions of bliss and amusement. Blindly did I walk into a web of pain brought on by mine own kin. It started with the pleasure of theator actors. Hamlet seemed excited to see them performence. I was hoping mine offspring behave, yet he constantly prove my assumption wrong.


Before thy play hath started Hamlet doth have the nerven to insult mine loving nature. I offer the ungrateful young adult a most comfotable seat next to mommy. He rejects mine seat along with mine love. Claiming the bitter coldness of a metal accomodate is cozier.


Thy play hath started as if any other, yet mine proxy of a husband seemed unusualy unsettled as the scheme of thy play unravaled. He walked out only a little way into the begining. Not understanding why Polonius and I hath gone to comfort him, my precious replacement. It is then I realizwed Hamlet is the reason of his discomfort. With that information I called him my son to hastly come to my quarters.

Of course he doth take his time and procrastinate coming to see his mother. With Polonius behind the curtains I will finally confront my kin with what ails him. My son came in in an emotional ball dwelling on something that I can't quite put my finger on. Ina scuffle, Polonious doth gave his secretive position away, seeming to act off instinct, young Hamlet struck him down where he stood. I don't know what to make of this terrible day.

truely Gertrude

machop's favorite Hamlet version

All the versions of Hamlet we watched in class were pretty interesting. I like the second one by Ken Branagh the most though. I like the fact that it started where the play starts, and that it’s more accurate to the lines. The play and the film version I have chosen are similar yet different. The similarities are the sequence of events and the lines. the difference is subtle but it makes an impact on the way the viewer interprets the film. The only real major difference is that the films costumes are more modern then originally intended for the play.
In the film we got introduced to a couple of characters. Out of all that we saw Claudius is portrayed most accurately to what I imagined. Hamlet was a close second but I got the feeling that the actor was trying to hard to authenticate the feelings of sorrow and despair. From what I saw the director hit the nail on the head when making this movie. The only advice I would give him would be to make Claudius look more king-like, and try to get the actor that played Hamlet to feel the emotions a little more.