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

Instruction Given by Teacher:
Post – Viewing Tasks:
(Give responses to these questions in the comment section below this blog-post)
  • ·         How faithful is the movie to the original play?
  • ·         After watching the movie, have your perception about play, characters or situations changed?
  • ·         Do you feel ‘aesthetic delight’ while watching the movie? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If no, can you explain with reasons?
  • ·         Do you feel ‘catharsis’ while or after watching movie? If yes, exactly when did it happen? If no, can you explain with reasons?
  • ·         Does screening of movie help you in better understanding of the play?
  • ·         Was there any particular scene or moment in the movie that you will cherish lifetime?
  • ·         If you are director, what changes would you like to make in the remaking of movie on Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’?
  • In the beginning of the movie, camera rolls over the statue of King Hamlet out side 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?)
  • While studying the play through movie, which approach do you find more applicable to the play? Why? Give reasons with illustrations.
  • Which of the above mentioned approaches (in Pre-viewing task) appeals you more than other?Why? Give reasons.
 
 
Here My Response given Task:
 
Respected sir,

     Thank you for showing the movie of hamlet .It written by 'kenneth Branagh', based on William Shakespeare.I really enjoyed the movie hamlet.

1).yes,the movie is as faithful as the original play 'Hamlet'.The play start the scene-1 the statue of father hamlet and the ends with fall of statue of father Hamlet.The scene of statue is shown the fall of thron.It is great acting play.

2).After watching the movie my perception about the play the character of Ophelia's role of minor and other two character Rosencrantze and Guildenstern are not shown mad in the play and they are not given more importance in the play.so,I m watching after the movie Chang the situation of the character.

3).yes, I feel aesthetic delight, when I watched this movie in the beginning scene-1 when ghost is appear and the end of this movie I feel aesthetic delight because of end of the tragedy.
4).yes,I feel catharsis while watching movie ,when hamlet's behavior with her mother very badly and I feel catharsis when Ophelia cry on death of her father and her behavior like a mad.
5).The screening of the movie helped me to understand the play in the better way.And the play is also helpful to remember every scene ,situation of character and most of remember the scene of ghost.
6).yes.I cherish the particular scene or moment in the movie.
1)-The death of Hamlet' s father king hamlet and her mother marriage her uncle and hamlet's behavior with his mother in right way because one month not finished king hamlet's death before hemlet' s mother marriage her uncle.
2)-The Ophelia and hamlet love with each other and both end is tragic same as Romeo and Juliet.
7)-Suppose I m director, I m change the many things and the role of character .And the most like in the play the role of female character the heroin in the play is not given more importance. And I change the character of Hamlet's age because in the play showing the age of hamlet is not younger and older .And I m changed the end is not tragic but happy ending.
8)-I could find the symbolism in the play when the statue of Hamlet's father king Hamlet is shown darkness and symbolize the fear of hamlet's mind.

9)-During studying the play and watching the movie I would found two approaches in the play.
1)- The philosophical approach.
2)-The feminist approach.
*The philosophical approach is can be possible in hamlet's character because hamlet possesses so many things.Hamlet was student philosophy.
*The feminist approach is can be possible in Ophelia's character.

10)-Before watching movie I felt that mythological and archetypal approach because the scene of ghost is the show of myth of literature and then the story of hamlet was not the playwright's invention but drawn the legend.

Thank u sir showing the movie Hamlet......
The play is full of wisdom of Shakespeare's maturity ,major theme is Revenge .
It is melodramatic ,thrilling and sensational 'Ghost' , play within play ,fencing duel fight with poisoned foils.
Play full of plot and counter plots.It is not only tragedy of revenge but is a tragedy of human soul. 

Thank u.........

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