Act 5 Analysis - Hamlet (and Stuff)

Oops look who's feeling kind of lazy.
Here is the second draft of my expanded analysis of Act 5 in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.

            In his play Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, Shakespeare develops a connection between the loss of innocence that we all face as we carry on through our lives and the same loss of innocence that Hamlet experiences when confronted with his deceased childhood jester, Yorick. While formulating this scenario, Shakespeare also furthers the plot of the play to escalate the action and prepare the reader for the final exposition.

            Throughout the play, it is evident that Hamlet has a sort of childlike innocence surrounding him; he falls madly in love, and then casts the same love away; he speaks in riddle and rhyme, and acts in unusual manners. Hamlet has nothing on his mind, aside from the revenge he vowed to take against Claudius for the murder of his father. Hamlet does not accept that his actions will result in unnecessary consequences which aren’t revealed until the final scene of the play. It isn’t until the penultimate scene in which Hamlet’s composure is finally torn down and he realizes that death is cruel and unfair journey; one he realizes he must eventually take. The “gambols and songs and flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table on a roar” that once pleased Hamlet are all but gone, with only a jawless “chapfall’n” skull to prove Yorick’s existence.

            Hamlet wants to share this knowledge with his “lady”, which is implied through the text to be Ophelia. Shakespeare used this entire scene to try to share with his audience the concept of how innocence may be lost. Thousands of situations arise, but it is in that moment, in the face of death, that acts as the breaking point for many people. It is until this point that Hamlet believes his jape to be nothing but child’s play. With his façade finally shattered, he faces the realization that his actions will have, and already had consequences.

           Loss of innocence is a theme that Shakespeare likes to connect into many of his plays. It’s a reminder that eventually, everybody dies; Hamlet’s realization of this subsequently leads to the tragedy, and eventually his death, that occurs in the final act of the play.

That was easy.
So small little blurb cause I feel bad.
I had an okay day today, it was gray and overcast. It sort of made me melancholic and... I dunno. I felt neutral. Some things were said on the bus to me that didn't make me too happy, but I guess I got over it quickly enough.
Some times it's hard to make yourself believe you are cared about. I feel that sometimes I am worth not even an ounce of effort to some people, and I get in these huge internal debates about what sort of impact I am making on that person. I dunno. Anyways, that's my little blurb. Skills Leadership Meeting this week, which should be fun.

Hobey Ho,
--Nate

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