Let me first state that I can understand the majority of what is happening in Hamlet. I don't catch on to Shakespeare's double meanings without doing a close analysis of them, but I at least understand the main plot. So far I have found that figuring out when Shakespeare is using humor is the hardest for me to comprehend. When I say humor I'm mostly speaking of Hamlet's and Horatio's friendship. They tend to use a lot of sarcasm between one another, which I didn't even realize until I was enlightened to this fact in class.
I think this is mostly due to the way Shakespeare writes. Sarcasm is hard enough to understand in our modern day speech, now if you put it into Shakespeare’s time it is almost impossible for me to find it. When someone tells me he is using sarcasm on a specific line, I’ll notice it right away, it is being able to figure it out on my own that is the hard part.
When I do uncover the hidden humor I have a feeling of awe towards Shakespeare. The fact he is able to hide it so brilliantly is astounding, well at least to me it is. I wish I could write as beautifully or as dramatic as he does. So far I am enjoying Hamlet, I can say so far it is my favorite play he has written. I love how dramatic he can make every scene while keeping me interested at the same time. I’m kind of excited to read more, even though I think I know how it’ll end (you can thank the Simpsons for that).
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