The Perception of Young Hamlet’s Final Soliloquy By the Elizabethan Audience One must essentially be wheeled back in time, to gain sense of what Shakespearean plays are all about. William Shakespeare’s plays happen to be creations of time and were explicitly meant to entertain and entice the audience of the mid-1500s to the early-1600s. The Elizabethan times were quite different from the present day, and to understand the underlying connotations in Shakespeare’s plays, his past, his performances, and the conditions he lived in must be looked upon. The particular play of interest Hamlet was a play he wrote in 1602 during the last few years of his life. This was the same time period in which he had penned many of his successful tragedies including Othello, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, and King Lear.
There was one particular quote in the novel that seemed out of place in my opinion. The quote depicts women in a very negative way. The beginning of the quote is as followed: “Experience will teach you the real characters of the beings who chiefly compose your species” (86). The statement was made by a male character from the novel. Then the quote continues and states: “You will find them, [women] a set of harpies, absurd, treacherous, and deceitful—regardless of strong obligations, and mindful of slight injuries…” (86).
The significance of ‘Othello’ today is that Shakespeare is a well-known, respected play writer. The film ‘O’ is perceivably understandable because of the modern adaptations of characters, surroundings as well as music and lyrics. In saying this, critics of ‘O’ today interpret the film as a mockery to Shakespeare’s ‘Othello.’ Appropriations and adaptations are imperative, as it has been altered to a modern film from Shakespeare’s play. Although ‘O’ has been adapted and appropriated from the classical text ‘Othello,’ it still carries the value of fidelity. Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ shows morals and values through each character, giving the perception of an allegory.
Repetition of three words, 'I,I,I' and 'saw,saw,saw' could be to represent nervousness, to show blanche's anxious jumpy nature, makes the audience question why she is so damaged. It has something to do with death. Also the repetition of certain words in topics of conversation, such as funeral, the use of those constantly being repeated and emphasised. Almost childish "trying to wind her sister up" shows a childish side to her, slightly mean side. Repeats Stella's name, could be as not to loose her trip on reality or loose her sanity, amongst her painful recollections from belle reve.
I chose this topic for this paper for just that reason. I found it fascinating to learn of the many profound benefits of something as simple as make believe play and how those benefits affect a child's development and social and academic skills. Also how make believe play has an influence on our entire lives even as adults. I found a great article in the Beautiful Minds section of Psychology Today written by Scott Barry Kaufman PhD titled The Need For Pretend Play In Child Development from the March 6, 2012 issue that I used for the basis of this assignment. Scott Barry Kaufman PhD is a cognitive psychologist who
Marriage is another thing to deal with but first comes dating. Although contemporary films do attempt to present Shakespeare's plays in a relatable manner, in their essence, they are still the same stories. You'd think the director would use a completely modern setting in the film, but he actually makes a few cheeky references to Shakespearean times! For example, Cameron's line "I burn, I perish, I pine" taken originally from Lucentios (suitor of Bianca)
), Children achieving: Best practices in early literacy (pp. 18-32). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Neuman, S. B., & Bredekamp, S. (2000). Becoming a reader: A developmentally appropriate approach.
Adam McKee Tennant’s Hamlet: Appealing to a Modern Audience Any film made in recent history has been targeted at a modern audience, as that is the only way to be successful in the business, so it comes to no surprise that even Shakespearean plays are being recreated frequently to continually have a version that appeals to the modern audience it faces, and none does it better than the David Tennant version of Hamlet. The directors decision to rearrange some of the scenes, while also adding and removing other to make the play more clear to a modern audience, the plays costumes and props are clearly targeted to appeal to the modern audience, and the directors choice of actors in the play are also targeted towards a modern audience. In Gregory Doran’s 2009 version of Hamlet, the clear target audience is the modern audience. First of all, the directors rearranging, removal, and adding of scenes adds to the appeal of Doran’s version of Hamlet to the modern audience. In act IV scene VII lines 123-164 of Hamlet there is a very long exchange of words of revenge towards Hamlet between Claudius and Laertes, but in the David Tennant version much of the unimportant speech is cut out and only the most important of the conversation is left.
It is a powerful arts subject which during the Early Years Foundation Stage can enhance children’s language development through role play and can enrich the study of other subjects in later years (as well as being a significant learning aid in the study of English literacy and language) (Rose, 2009). Play is an essential part of the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (DfE, 2011) where there are less formal convention of learning and play is featured more prominently. Observations of children at play will reveal many innate drama skills such as creative role playing, ability to imagine settings and characters, communicating feelings and emotions, and creating atmosphere and mood (Arts on the move, 2012). It is these skills that teachers need to utilise in the English classroom to engage children more effectively with both English language and literacy. Ofsted outlined good practice cited in outstanding schools as ‘Good-quality use of drama … a feature of several of the most effective schools’ (Ofsted 2011b).
This would cause drama as the viewers would think that this was awkward and would constantly be expecting something bad to occur. The second scene starts with an atypical stage scene “Macbeth’s castle; enter Lady Macbeth”. The audience would have been expecting Macbeth to enter first here. This then continues with Lady Macbeth saying “That which hath made them drunk, hath made me bold” Again, this contradicts the authoritive, more powerful figure men had over women in the Elizabethan era. The quote refers to the alcohol she used to make the guards unconscious.