Hello and welcome to The Hamlet Haven! The name is quite self explanitory, if you're looking for the latest buzz on the young Prince of Denmark, then this blog definitely is the place to be! We will provide you with the most recent and juiciest news and gossip that Denmark has to offer! Fellow readers, we at The Hamlet Haven are very aware of how renown and honoured Hamlet is amongst Dance society, so we will strive to provide you with insider information about Hamlet taken directly from undercover journalists working inside the Castle of Denmark! Since the castle walls and corridors carry sound quite well, our journalists are able to obtain valuable information about Hamlet with ease, resulting in the latest news being delivered to the blog within minutes of the story actually occuring! By using these methods, The Hamlet Haven will provide our readers with info about every action that Hamlet does (or doesn't do)!
Fellow bloggers, remember my post about Hamlet being abducted to pirates and returned to Denmark? Well it turns out Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were carrying a letter for Hamlet’s execution, but somehow Hamlet managed to replace the letter with a forged one that called for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern’s execution instead! So now 3 innocent people are dead by Hamlet’s actions, but the one who he originally planned to kill is still alive, or is he? Today Hamlet was given Laertes’ offer to duel which he freely accepted, despite knowing there is a chance he could be murdered. It is quite odd that Hamlet would accept such an offer so easily, considering all the hesitation that he had towards plunging into battle with Claudius. Laertes and Claudius closely followed their plan, bringing a sharpened/poisoned sword to the duel, along with a poisoned cup of wine. What Claudius didn’t anticipate was that Gertrude would drink from the cup! When she did this, Laertes and Hamlet were in the heat of battle, and she dropped dead. In a rough scuffle, both Hamlet and Laertes were cut with the poisoned sword, and Laertes dropped dead! Feeling the effects of the poison, Hamlet managed to get over to the fleeing Claudius and forced him to drink the rest of the poisonous wine. He died shortly later, urging Horatio to tell the story of what happened that day. What catastrophe!
See the battle take place here:
What does the story of Prince Hamlet teach us? Actions and thoughts work best together when
they are used in harmony. The thought must relate to the action, and vice
versa. In association to Hamlet, he is an individual who rarely ever performs
an action that coincides with his thoughts. And what are the resulting
consequences when Hamlet acts in such a manner? Well, Ophelia is driven insane
and kills herself, Hamlet murders his two best friends and his lover’s father,
he is sent to England for execution, abducted by pirates, and his mother dies. It
is evident that Hamlet’s actions almost always contradict his thoughts from the
start to the end of these current events.Had he grown a pair and killed Claudius from the start, Hamlet would probably be alive right now, and so would all the people that died by his hand as he unhurriedly pursued his goal.
Adios amigos! Ophelia’s funeral took place this evening, and all were presented except Hamlet, at least, not initially. Having losing two of his family members so suddenly, Laertes got so emotional that he leapt into Ophelia’s grave to embrace her for the last time. Coincidentally, On his way to the castle for the first time since he left for England, Hamlet was venturing through the cemetery when he came across the funeral procession! Upon realizing who the funeral was for, Hamlet also leapt into Ophelia’s grave, declaring his love for her! He stated that “forty thousand brothers / Could not,
with all their quantity of love, / make up my sum”. It is quite typical of Hamlet to do something like this, since he neglected her constantly while she was alive and sane. His lack of action dawned on him when he set eyes on Ophelia’s grave, which is why he jumped in with such passion. However, if he continues to delay avenging his father, Hamlet will have no self-realization similar to this because the grave will be his.
Hey fellow bloggers, an update to the Laertes-Claudius plot to rid of Hamlet has arrived. Today, the two were overheard plotting to kill Hamlet! Hamlet has always been somewhat jealous of Laertes’ skill with a sword, so he plans to challenge Hamlet to a friendly duel, but what he wont tell Hamlet is that he will have his blade illegally sharpened and dipped in poison! But that’s not all, if Hamlet actually manages to win the duel, Claudius will offer him a poisoned cup of wine in celebration. By choosing not to act on his purpose as quickly as Laertes, he now risks his own death and is also running out of time to avenge his father. Unfortunatley, later on today Ophelia was found drowned in a river the castle! Whether or not it was suicide or due to her madness is unknown, but what can be sure is that it will not calm Laertes’ rage, or soothe Hamlet’s grief.
