Hamlet

I've read Hamlet before, for an English class, and I very much enjoyed it. I like Shakespeare. I like the plot, the syntax, the words he invented, and the actions that went along with the words. Every actor that does Shakespeare acts like William Shatner. They speak slowly, then move quickly, their movements are like that of a swan sometimes then like a mountain lion the next. It's not accurate, but really, really amusing. Oh and they always say the lines as if they were poetry. The words are poetry, but they are still dialogue. Dialogue first, poetry second. Possibly why actors says their lines this way is because to us it sounds like poetry, but more than likely in the right time period, it was just banal conversation. This is my observation.

On another note, I'd like to mention how awesome Hamlet is. The character, Hamlet, is amazing in actions and in words. He is a son, a killer, a lord, and a man. He is a child in the most where all he wants is to get revenge fore his father and protect his mother. He is a killer when he stabs Polonius and now blood taints his soul. He is a lord to his subjects who follow his will. He is man when he is conflicted whether or not to show affection toward Ophelia when he knows his mission must com first. He's also a bloody genius. I love the fact he uses madness to make suspicions of him useless. "There is method to his madness," is possibly my favorite phrase in this entire play.