Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Anticipation on What Will Happen in Hamlet

During the first act of Hamlet, the character Hamlet went to go see the ghost that was first seen by Horatio and Marcellus. When they started talking to each other, it was revealed that the ghost was murdered by his brother. This caused Hamlet to say, “Haste me to know't, that I, with wings as swift As meditation or the thoughts of love, May sweep to my revenge”, meaning that he seeks revenge on them. After reading this part, it gave me an idea of what I’m going to anticipate later on in the play which is that the main character will either become the villain or he will end up dying in the end. The reason I think this is because in my previous years of highschool, I've read many Shakespeare plays and most of them had an ending similar to what I anticipate for this play. There is also something Hamlet says that could lead him to become a villain or even die in the end which is, “O all you host of heaven! O earth! what else? And shall I couple hell? O, fie! Hold, hold, my heart; And you, my sinews, grow not instant old, But bear me stiffly up. Remember thee! Ay, thou poor ghost, while memory holds a seat In this distracted globe. Remember thee!” and, “O villain, villain, smiling, damned villain! My tables,--meet it is I set it down, That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain; At least I'm sure it may be so in Denmark:”. This reveals that Hamlet is extremely angry and that he won't let anyone get in the way of murdering his uncle making it somewhat obvious that he will have to kill others that might interfere in his plan. It might go as far as everyone trying to stop him which will eventually get him killed. Even though there is some evidence that I might be correct, I have only read a few acts of the play and could be completely wrong as the story may change drastically as it progresses.