Hamlet Review

I like the play, though I feel like it'd be more interesting if it was even more diverse in perspectives. It focuses on Hamlet, the titular character, though it does touch on others. I think if it didn't focus particularly on Hamlet at all, it would be better, as people like Ophelia and Claudious are very interesting and complex. Hamlet, meanwhile, doesn't speak to me as a particularly strong protagonist as he does quite a lot of harm.

I do like the psychological aspect of the play; the questioning of the reasonableness of living is interesting even if a bit nihilistic, and I liked our class discussion as to the fact that sadness is a good and important emotion. The portrayal of madness from different perspectives is also compelling, especially with Ophelia (who is also my favorite character in the play). Learning about the tradition of avenger stories and the Freudian analysis of hamlet was also eye opening and should be helpful in future analysis of literature.