To be or no to be

Branaugh's Hamlet Version response:

The setting in this particular version seems to be happening in the castle. Where Hamlet is looking in the mirror and speaking his true mind out in whether he should approach his goal or keep thinking too much.  He listed very strong details in order to take action of what is to be accomplished! The effect that this have is towards his uncle because the men that was listening have gotten to know the true fact of why he is misbehaving like this. The director is trying to convey that fear is what is keeping people back in other to make an approach of  a better situation. When you fear, it gives you less courage to complete what should have been completed. If you keep thinking and thinking then thinking takes you no where but into more thinking. There was music and it was very slow and went along with the motion of the words that was being said. It is sort of a mood where its like showing that "O," you better watch out, trouble is coming. The lighting was simple and it blend in with the action. Yes, these choices reinforce the theme of his speech because it is being place like the way it was being written in the book. The emotion with which the actor repeats the lines is where the part he took out the dagger, this was when it was interesting and dramatic. It changed throughout the speech by making you as a  viewer see the reason why he wants to approach his goal before his fear hold him back. They are many versions so you can see which one really draw you more into the action. Which one makes you have a better understanding of what is happening. It might not take you one but two maybe three to see what is the main purpose of what is being said. It says that different ideas leads to different conclusion where different settings are being played by the same words to see which one best fits your interest. The version that I really liked was to be and not to be with Zeffirelli's Hamlet. I chose this because it actually showed that he took the dagger out to send a message to the uncle "O," am coming for you. And I like the fact that he knows what the message is. Why, well so that his guiltiness should boil up inside of him to make him want to take action. Meaning drama is on its way!! :)