Act 1 Scene 2

In act one scene two of Hamlet by Shakespeare; it concluded the prince Hamlet’s soliloquy. When the king Hamlet died after almost two months, his brother Claudius took his place to become the king and married his brother’s wife. Hamlet didn’t accept this. He didn’t want his uncle to married his mother and they celebrated their marriage just after Hamlet’s father died for almost two months. But he didn’t have brave to say what he thought, so he was mourning alone, and others all celebrated the new king’s marriage. So when others outside, he stayed in the room and took out his discontented.

There are two different films about Hamlet. I think Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet was better than Laurence Olivier as Hamlet. These two films shoot in different years, so the scenery was very different. From these scenes, the first one was more beautiful than the second one, and then the first one was color and the second was black and white. So when the people see these two films, almost people think the first one is better.

In Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, the editor explained the king and the queen nobler than in Laurence Olivier as Hamlet. There were two chairs at the top of the room. It means that only the king and the queen can sit in the room. In Laurence Olivier as Hamlet, the king’s chair just was in front of others. Otherwise, the others also can sit in the room, because there were many chairs as same as the king’s. So we can found the first film explained the king was only one.

The lines in the films were almost as the same as the book of Hamlet. But in Laurence Olivier as Hamlet, there were two lines of lines missing. (P31 #159-160) From the missing words, we can found Hamlet hated her mother. I think it was an important part in Hamlet’s soliloquy. Because of he stayed in the room and didn’t go with others, it showed that Hamlet hated them. Just after almost two months of the king died, people can very happy to celebrate the new king’s marriage. Moreover, the new king married the queen was King Hamlet’s wife. So Hamlet not only had hate about them, but also had a big angry.

I don’t think the first film was better just for its color. The most important is the actor. Kenneth Branagh used a nice way to explained Hamlet’s mood at that time. The speed of soliloquy between almost the same, but in P29 #136, Kenneth Branagh Stopped a more second to started a new sentence than Laurence Olivier. I think it was better. At the beginning of Hamlet’s soliloquy, he was thinking. He was thinking about how to take out of his angry and hate. After he side the first two sentences, he may stopped a little and then continuous. In P31 #154-155, Kenneth Branagh used a very angry to say that sentence. I think that it was very suitable to explained Hamlet’s mood at that time. He was angry about why people can so happy just the king died after almost two months. So he must very angry to say that sentence to blame the people. He made the people as the beast, so it showed how angry Hamlet. But in Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet, he just used a usual tone to say this sentence. So it wasn’t suitable the mood of Hamlet at that time. If Hamlet can say that sentence at that tone, he may be one of the happy people at that time.

In the first film, Kenneth Branagh’s soliloquy said by himself, but in the second film, it show that words just in Hamlet’s heart, and it said by others. In his soliloquy, the last sentence was “but break, my heart, for I must hold my tongue.” So Hamlet was repressing his words. But at that time, everyone was outside expecting Hamlet, so he would take out his words. So at that time, it was better to speak loudly than quiet.

Generally, the first one was better than the second one, but in some place, the second was better than the first one. For example, the music. There was a little music in the second film. So it was good to explained Hamlet’s mood at that time. When a person said something by himself, others would feel unnatural. Because others would think that he just makes a show and earns other’s sympathy. Otherwise, at the beginning of the scene, we can’t see the face of Hamlet in Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet. I think this was a bad place. Because of the face can shoe all the emotion to others. In Laurence Olivier as Hamlet, the editor took many seconds on Laurence Olivier’s face. So we can see clearly his emotion at that time. From these seconds, we can found out that Hamlet was sad at that time. He was also in an awkward situation. He didn’t have brave say his confuse about his father’s dead. He can’t find out what emotion can he be at that time. Because of his father just died two months before, and his mother married his uncle. From hid face, it seems that he wanted ask what he can do at that time. Celebrate his mother’s marriage or still sad on his father’s dead? There was another different place between these two films. It was the action of these actors. Laurence Olivier’s action was very graceful. So we just see the action of the person, we can guess the person’s identify. It means that Laurence Olivier as prince was liker than Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet. Especially, it was a big different between them when they were thinking. But we can think about their ways to express their emotion. So Kenneth Branagh was more excited, it was suitable in the film. If the first film can do these part as the same as the second one, that would be more perfectly.

A Doll's House Act 1

In the computer I saw the short film which about act 1 of the play “A Doll’s House” by Henrik Ibsen. At the beginning of the film a person sat in the horse car, it means that the time was about early 1800s. The ground was full of snow, so it was winter at that time. In page 20, we knew that that day was Christmas Eve. I also think they lived in the country, not in the city. At the beginning of the film, the person by a horse car where she passed only has trees. Other wise, she by the horse car to carried the things to home, so her house would be far away the shops. These are all I know the setting about the film.In the film, Nora was in a red coat and white hat. She seems to a noblewoman. Under, she wear a blue cheongsam. I think she could be 38-42 years old. Helmer was older than Nora, but I don’t think he was old, maybe he was 45-50 years old. He was wearing a black swallow-tailed coat. He was working at the beginning, so he wear a glasses. In the film, they had some close movement. That seems they were loved each other very much. When they talked to each other, their tones were very soft.In my opinion, Helmer was a hardworking person. On the page 4, when his wife come, and she went into his study. He was still writing. But his first to say was “Don’t disturb me”. On page 9, I can learn that before Helmer got a very bad ill, he over-worked dreadfully. He wanted made money every way he could. At last of act 1 in the book, Helmer went outside in ordered to take some paper about the bank business. At the same time, through the dialogue between Nora and Helmer on page 5, I found that Helmer was a thoughtful person, too. He knew Nora didn’t buy something to herself, so he asked her what did she like. This told us Helmer loved Nora very much.I think Nora was a person who had ideas of her own. In act 1 when Helmer was illness and the doctor said he must go south. But at that time, they didn’t have so much money and Helmer didn’t want to borrow money from others. So Nora went to borrow the money and lied to Helmer. She said the money which was her father gave her. I know the setting was about 1800s, in that time the wives must obey the husbands. But she wanted saved her husband’s life, so she went to borrow the money without her husband’s permit. But she was a timid person. She afraid that Helmer had knew the truth. Nora was a liar, too. On page 3, when she came home and before she went into the study, she ate macaroons. On page 6, Helmer asked her that weather she ate candy or not. Her answer was no. On page 17, she asked Doctor Rank to have a macaroon, but she lied to him that the macaroons were given by Mrs.Linde. Nora was a woman who loves to show off her good. For example, on page 5, when Helmaer asked what he wanted for Christmas present, and she wanted a beautiful gilt paper and hang it on the Christmas tree. At the same time, I can know that she was a money hungry person, too. On page 9, she saw Mrs.Linde since many years ago, and she told her that her husband will be a manager of the bank soon. Then she showed off that how he saved her husband’s life. She felt that she was a great woman of the world.In act 1, Helmer and Nora wanted to celebrate the Christmas. Doctor Rank, Mrs.Linde and Mr.Krdgstad had come to their home. They talked to each other. Through their talking, we could learn that the man was the money control in the family, and the person would cheat you, even you wife. We also learn that if the person wanted something, he or she will use the way which you can use.

Red Shift

In the poem Red Shift, the poet “Ted Berrigan” suggests that the lift is alone, gloomy and melancholy. In the poem, I walked in the winter streetscape alone. It was a cold night. Until I was 43 I didn’t have love children money and so on. He asked himself that who never leave him. The answer is no people never leave him. He asked himself that when will he die also. But his thought was very contradiction. The last sentence means he was very sad at that time.At the beginning, it said he was in a street. Then the street was looking for somebody. It means that there was no more people in the street. The lightness was heavy to him. I think the lightness means the tomorrow. The life was difficult to him.In the middle, it said that he didn’t have love, children, money and so on. In almost 20 years, he did nothing. But the world is also moving. The sun always come up in the east. He thought that no one had never leave him.At the end, he asked himself when he will die. But he said he will never die, he never go away. He wanted to changed someone’s life and his life. The last two sentences mean that he wanted die.