Hamlet confronts Queen Gertrude:
Hamlet and Ophelia:
Mel Gibson (1990)
Kenneth Branagh (1996)
Andrew Scott (BBC)
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Due Friday, October 11th - Hamlet Comparison Activity - Your Turn!
Overview and Directions: We engaged in an activity where we analyzed the characterization, blocking, and tone of scenes from Romeo and Juliet. I would like you to do the same with the following scenes from Hamlet.
Hamlet confronts Queen Gertrude:
Hamlet confronts Queen Gertrude:
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John Marshall
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Branagh’s version has an equal amount of emotion as the BBC version. Those two versions portray the altercation with Hamlet and his mother very well. The modern version uses a gun that acts as the dagger in the Branagh version and they act in the same way to portray the crazed nature of Hamlet in both. Mel Gibson portrays a different side of Hamlet that is almost equally as crazed and psychologically distressed as the two past. The three scenes are very similar with the tone that is presented by all three actors.
Hamlet and Ophelia
Branagh shows more of his emotions in this scene. He switched from madly in love with Ophelia to distressed that she is conniving with the King to get something out of Hamlet. Mel Gibson is much more contained and doesn’t bring out his deepest emotions unless truly provoked like when she lies to him about her father being present during their talk. I enjoyed the way that the actor for BBC went about his lines and how he spaced up the way he presented them. This made him seem frazzled in the moment.
Hamlet confronts Gertrude
ReplyDeleteMel Gibson did a great job of selling this scene, but in my opinion, not like Branagh did. He was less aggressive and softer towards Gertrude and was not as crazy as Kenneth was. Although the two scenes, identical in plot, were different in terms of length Gibson still did very good but took a different approach that was interesting to watch.
Hamlet and Ophelia
Unlike Kenneth Branagh, Mel Gibson just screamed at Ophelia most of the time. He looked more as if he was going crazy as he circled around Ophelia and his emotions were everywhere. He did not drag Ophelia around the set like Branagh did so he was definitely less physical. Mel Gibson also acted like he completely forgot about the relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia which went along with his sarcastic and neglect able attitude he has portrayed since return of his father's ghost.
1990 (Queen)- Hamlet seems quite aggressive (that scream, tho); some of the lines have been taken out; the Queen seems much more scared.
ReplyDelete1996 (Queen)- Hamlet is more serious
BBC (Queen)- Set in modern times; Hamlet seems more bubbly(?) and emotional;
1990 (Ophelia)- Hamlet tries to ignore Ophelia;
1996 (Ophelia)- Hamlet is very upset and seems to actually start going somewhat mad from all the betrayals.
BBC (Ophelia)- Hamlet seems more frustrated and annoyed
Andrew Scott’s and Kenneth Branagh’s versions are very similar in emotion. They show the mess that Hamlet is and how he’s processing all the betrayals and shocks happening to him. The Mel Gibson version shows Hamlet as less emotional, being more annoyed and irritated at everything rather than angry or upset.
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This version of this scene was very heartful and emotional. There was a lot of intense yelling at each other followed by an awkward silence and quiet talking.
1990:
I feel like this version of this conflict is a lot more collected. Hamlet does have a weird scream at one point, but for the most part they aren't yelling as much. However I feel that the two scenes are quite similar.
BBC:
This version is a more modern version, Hamlet wields a gun rather than a sword or knife. I feel that the tone and emotion is still quite similar to the other two.
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1996:
I feel like this version was a lot more emotional and not as crazy. It grabbed my attention more than the other scenes. It was definitely the most interesting out of the three for this scene.
1990:
In this one I feel like Hamlet is yelling, maybe this one has too much emotion. It might just be me, maybe it has just enough emotion, but to me watching this it feels overdone.
BBC:
The BBC one was good as well, he seemed to have the right emotion, but something still felt a little off. My favorite was still the 1996 one.
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ReplyDeleteI think throughout the scenes, Branagh is emotional and violent. Gibson is more angry and emotional than violent. And Scott is in between Branagh and Gibson.
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I really like Branagh and I really like Scott, but I think Scott does this a little better. I feel like it's just a little bit more realistic. Branagh seems very violent with his mother. Even if I really hated my mom I don’t think I could throw her around like that. I guess he crazy so it makes sense but I feel like Scotts is just the right amount of violent and heartfelt. The Mel Gibson one was also good but somehow I didn’t feel it quite as much. He was definitely scary though.
Hamlet And Ophelia:
Scott's version was beautiful. He also had the best Ophelia but besides that, he seemed pretty broken, and I think thats how hamlet would have said those things. Branagh was again very violent, and Gibson just yelled. Both were very effective, and maybe I’m biased toward stage work, but man Scott is good. It's crazy how well-rehearsed he is, it seems like its actually coming from his own mind.
Michael Dutton
ReplyDeleteI think in the BBC and Branagh's version Hamlet is the most intense. He does the most screaming and like really gets in his moms face which brings out more of the tone and how angry hamlet it. In the BBC version when he sees his father his emotion looks so confused and his Mother changes to sorrow because she realizes he is sort of going crazy even though he might not be.
Hamlet and Ophelia
I think Branagh's version is the most hard on Ophelia dragging her around. Still I think BBC shows the most emotions while Mel Gibson I enjoyed also. In Branagh's version he sort really drags her on the ground and in Mel Gibson he uses more words at first but starts to calm down at the end. In the BBC version it's the only one you can really see the tears and see them and I think it shows a lot more emotion.
Hamlet and the queen
ReplyDelete1990: This version is super aggressive with high intensity, and the queen seems to be much more scared
1996: This version seemed to be much more simple, collected, and serious. It grabbed my attention the most.
BBC: This version is much more modern and people can almost relate to it more because it seems more realistic.
Hamlet and Ophelia:
1990: This one is very loud with a LOT of emotion.
1996: Hamlet gets extremely angry and it is also the most interesting because of the double sided mirror.
BBC: This one seems the most realistic because of how modern it is. It is also the most engaging because of the technology used to capture the scenes and how modern it is.
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In the Branagh version there is a lot of emotion and drama in this scene, similar to the BBC version, they show the frustration that Hamlet is carrying from his mother. The more modern version, they use modern technologies, instead of a dagger/sword they use a gun, this creates a whole new frenzied feel to the scene, almost making the viewer anxious about what will happen next. Overall all the scenes did a nice job showing the emotion in each of the actors voices and with their actions
Hamlet and Ophelia:
In the Mel Gibson version, Hamlet is just screaming at Ophelia in a hysterical sort of gaze in his eyes while dragging her on the ground, where in the Branagh version Hamlet was more composed. In the BBC version there is a lot of emotion and tears, but a significant less amount of violence than the other two versions, I also find it very compelling because of how modern it is, I find the emotion even stronger.
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ReplyDeleteThe BBC version was very modern, he holds a gun instead of a sword. The other two versions were older. The 1996 was very emotional, a lot of yelling and screaming. The 1990 scene there was also yelling and it was more intense than the others. I thought the 1990 and 1996 were similar.
Hamlet and Ophelia
The 1996 scene with Hamlet shows way more emotion. He changes his mood quickly on Ophelia. In 1990 scene Hamlet screamed at Ophelia most of the time. The BBC one was more realistic and had a lot of emotions, and had less violence than the others.
Hamlet confronts Queen Gertrude
ReplyDeleteAll three versions were very dramatic but the Kenneth Branagh and BBC versions create the scenes closer to how I imagine when reading it. I felt that Mel Gibson when portraying Hamlet was too crazy. His tone when reading the lines was more uncomfortable and crazed than I think they should have been. Craziness was needed in this scene, but I felt his take was ineffective. Branagh did a much better job addressing his mother with the emotions that a Hamlet would need when calling her out for her incestuous behavior.
Hamlet and Ophelia
In the Kenneth Branagh version they let the scene develop more first so we have a better understanding why Hamlet is so hurt because of the original affection they show. Branagh's dramatic pushing and shoving of Ophelia while opening the doors as if looking for something while telling her to leave shifts the energy nicely from the early love and compassion to the confusion and anger he later expresses. In Gibson’s version it is a different because Hamlet walks in to seeing Ophelia talking with her father and the king, and Ophelia the difference in “remembrances” from letters (in Branagh’s version) to a necklace is part of the reason why I feel Ophelia was less loving in this version. In the BBC version the slow talk creates suspense and the long wait and Hamlet's behavior towards Ophelia are much more dismissive than the others.
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Hamlet confronts queen Gertrude
ReplyDeleteKenneth Branagh’s has similar emotions like the BBC version. The two versions show the argument with Hamlet and his mother. The modern version uses a gun but the older version they use a dagger. But they both acted the same way to show how Hamlet acted. Mel Gibson shows a completely different side of Hamlet that does not compare to the other two actors. But all three actors present the same tone of Hamlet throughout the scenes of the movie.
Hamlet and Ophelia
Branagh shows more of his emotions in this scene. He went from being in love Ophelia to being upset at Ophelia that she is going along with the Kings plans because he wants to get something out of Hamlet. Mel Gibson on the other hand does not show strong emotions in this certain part of the movie. But, he does express his emotions when Ophelia lies to him about her father stalking them during the talk they had. I liked the way that the actor from BBC presented his lines in the movie.
Hamlet Confronts Gertrude
ReplyDeleteBranagh has emotions that are similar to the ones portrayed in the BBC version. Both films show the passion Hamlet had in his anger towards his mother really well and they keep the viewers on their toes. Even though the weaponry was different in these two versions, the intent and the crazed nature was the same. In the Mel Gibson take on Hamlet, the setting was way more alike to Branagh's movie, but the level of madness he used in his take of Hamlet differed from the style of the first two. .
Hamlet and Ophelia
Branagh used a lot of emotion to really show his mood changing which made for a great take of this scene; but the way Andrew Scott produced this scene was unmatched. The staging was amazing and the way his lines came out seemed almost real. The BBC version and the Branagh version were once again more similar than Mel Gibson, and made for a great and really emotional take of Hamlet. Mel Gibson was not bad in any manner, but portrayed more anger and just yelled at Ophelia. The connection was not as deep and it was evident.
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Comparison of Hamlet
Hamlet’s intensity varied from the scenes of Branagh to Gibson, in the scenes with Gibson he is much more intense and serious/angry while Branagh sells the more mad or insane version of Hamlet. Also when Gibson kills polonius you could almost be convinced that he’s about to kill Gertrude, he comes in with a hot head screaming and swinging his sword. Moving on to the Ophelia scene Branagh adds effect by looking at the two way mirror directly at his uncle and polonius and it seems like he knows they are there, in Gibson’s version again he is much more angry and less crazy yelling at her. Also I feel the BBC version in general was my least favorite as in the other versions I felt the medieval theme and in the BBC it felt as if I was watching people act out a scene rather than feeling like you’re actually there.
Hamlet confront Ophelia
ReplyDeleteIn the Kenneth Brannah video Hamlet yells a lot more, seems crazy and really shoves and pushes his mother around much more than the Mel Gibson video where he seems much more humble and instead of pushing his mother around he's holding a sword to her. Also Kenneth Brannah seems very shocked to see that he had not killed his uncle while in the Mel Gibson he had killed Polonius and wasn't fazed by it. In the BBC one in the beginning doesn't seem crazy he looks for disrespectful towards his mother and in that one there is a huge difference between watching someone hold a gun to someone's chest and head rather than a sword in the others. The mothers in all three videos seem to act differently in the first video with Kenneth Brannah Getrude seems more frantic than scared like in the Mel Gibson one and in the BBC you can almost see maturity in the mother and knows how to react to her son's behavior.
Hamlet and Ophelia
Brannah shows a lot of love for Ophelia and then gets upset very quickly while Mel Gibson did not show those strong emotions for her when he originally saw Ophelia but you could see how upset he was when he figured out she was lying about her fathers whereabouts. The BBC one was similar to Kenneth Brannah with the emotions shown in the scene but didnt show much violence like the two other versions did.
Paige B
Hamlet confronts the Queen:
ReplyDeleteKenneth Brannah felt as though he is yelling his lines and I didn't understand the scene at first. He treated his mother violently, grabbing and pushing her around, which makes the scene intense and shows Hamlets madness. He really lays into Polonius with his dagger as well. It wasn't until we looked at the BBC version that I understood what was going on. He seemed like he was making witty come backs to his mother and his lines were clearer. When he pulled the gun on her, I understood that Hamlet was threatening her and he was more than a little mad. It felt more calm in the beginning although, you know this exchange isn't going to go well. The Mel Gibson version has a similar beginning to the BBC but he seems to have more emotion. He doesn't just yell his line for intensity. He uses his words and facial expressions to show his emotions and his emotions are all over the place.
Dereck Silvestro
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ReplyDeleteThe BBC version lacked excitement and felt weak, maybe due to the fact that we didn't see Hamlet before Ophelia gave him his letters. There were many pauses but they didn't add much to the scene. The Mel Gibson had more excitement but not too much. It showed Hamlets madness well however at the end, it feels like that emotion was lost through the pauses as he climbs the stairs. He also doesn't say "Get thee to a nunnery" which was disappointing. Kenneth Brannah is very intense and dramatic however it is not a bad thing. Hamlet's madness is shown. The intensity that Kenneth Brannah shows very often within the movie plays very well with this scene.
Dereck Silvestro
After analyzing all three film clips of Hamlet confronting Queen Gertrude I personally feel that Branagh interpretation of the film is very similar to the BBC version as they make the event of anger, killing Polonius, and being sad all very quick. I appreciate Mel Gibson’s version more as it reflected more emotion and not entirely anger. It allowed me to feel and comprehend more clearly what was being presented in that scene of the play. In BBC, I felt that they took away the originality from the play as the set up was more modernized and they use a gun instead of a dagger. The dagger gives the scene substantially a lot of meaning as it is a physical contact death instead of a bullet being shot from a distance. However, the tone and message that was meant to get across to the readers was very clear.
ReplyDeleteAll three clips gave me a great sense of meaning as they portrayed the scenes with great meaning. In Branagh's interpretation of the film, he first displayed his true deep feelings and emotions to Ophelia and they had a sudden switch which turned to anger. He believed that she was using his love for her to get something from the king and this greatly changed the overall tone of the film. Mel Gibson’s interpretation starts with no emotion of love as finds a way to conceal his emotions. As the film progresses, he lets out his anger due to her lying to him about her father being present. The tone presented in this clip seems to have less emotion until he discovers her lie. In the BBC version, Hamlet displayed a sense of passion in his words as what he was saying he truly meant. The fear in Ophelia’s eyes set a sense of honesty in the words being presented.
Adriana DeSantis
Branagh’s version has prevelantly been my favorite movie while watching these variations. I like the raw emotion in Hamlet's speech, shows the breaking point or when he started to act crazily. The way he would speak and the motions he was doing while in the midst of it, made me feel as if he was talkign right to me. Although, the BBC play, was done very well, without watching the movie I probably would not have understood just based on their acting. Mel Gibson's version, I feel is really boring and does not have much but him talking to himself. Although Mel Gibson is a good actor, he's going to need to prove more of his skill as the movie goes on.
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Hamlet and the queen
The 1990 version is super aggressive with high intensity, and the queen seems to be much more scared. In comparison the 1996 version seemed to be much more simple, collected, and serious. Id say grabbed my attention the most.The BBC version is much more modern and people can almost relate to it more because it seems more realistic and in very modern time.
Hamlet and Ophelia
The 1990 reenactment is very loud with a LOT of emotion.
In 1996 Hamlets actor gets extremely angry and it is also the most interesting because of the double sided mirror.
BBC's verssion seems the most realistic because of how modern it is. It is also the most engaging because of the technology used to capture the scenes and how modern it is, such as guns and the modern furniture
Hamlet Confronts Gertrude
ReplyDeleteMel Gibson’s performance was the most intense and portrayed the disgust for his mother better than the others. Branagh has a more angry tone to it and made Hamlet look more like a mad man which is better than the others in my opinion because I feel like that’s what Shakespeare wanted it to feel and look like. The BBC version of it seemed bland compared to the rest of the performances and I don’t know why.
Hamlet and Ophelia
The BBC version is by far the worse and doesn’t portray Hamlet’s character well while the other two show us how mad Hamlet really is at this point. Branagh’s version shows us how sick in the head Hamlet is. Mel Gibson’s performance is great too as it also shows us the intensity that Hamlet should’ve had at this moment.
After watching these clips of Hamlet confronting the Queen I decided that the Branagh version was somewhat similar to the BBC version but I enjoyed it more. The clips helped me understand the scene more. Even though they were interpreted in different ways they all had the same idea. Mel gibson's version was more dark and sad, it was less intense as the other versions. The BBC version was more modern than the original version. All the scenes had a lot of meaning, all feelings were displayed clearly. In the Ophelia scene Branagh adds a display of meaning by looking at the two way mirror at his uncle and polonius. The BBC version was my least favorite. I was able to get a better understanding of tone and characterizations in the other versions. -Natalie
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