Showing posts with label Characterization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Characterization. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Behind the curtain...

Reading Hamlet has been an interesting experience for me.  To a small degree I have read silently or aloud; I have also watched an assortment of three different performances for the three acts we have read thus far.  It's amazing how influential an actors interpretation is.  Some Hamlets are crazier than others...

It is incredible to me that such a simple story line can be so gripping.  We basically have family that hides behind curtains to see what people are up to.  The difference between Hamlet and many of the stories we typically appreciate today is where the complexity is found.  I see a reasonable simple story-line, but complex characterization.  It's a shame that the effects considered special in our time are computer graphics.

As I have read and listened to Hamlet's ideas and feelings, I have been more pulled into this play then many books I have read and movies I have seen.