When Hamlets Attack

Tenant:Branagh::
Orange shirt:Black shirt::
Flailing:Still::
Preposterous:Unbelievable::
Maniac:lunatic::
determined:passive::
Brown hair:Gray hair::
min 2:56:min 1:15::
volcano:thunderstorm::
Crime:Silence.

Silence

In this blog, I planned to contrast two interpretations of Hamlet's soliloquy in a creative way. Apparently, my thoughts require some explanation. So here are my thoughts, explained. On the left of the single colons, we see characterizing words that pertain to Tenant's interpretation, while the area to the right of the single colon is host to a description of Branagh's Hamlet. The double colons mark the end of a set of related characterizing words.

Some words refer to the physical differences, while others focus on the vibe Hamlet's monologue and mood conveys.

The words "flailing" and "still" are used to describe the movement of Hamlet's body. If I were to interpret Tenant's and Branagh's interpretations of Hamlet in a one-word scene, I would use the word "Preposterous!" to represent Tenant's version, and "Unbelievable!" to represent Branagh's. The words "determined" and "passive" characterize their individual versions of Hamlet. I used a volcano to describe tenant's version of Hamlet, because his Hamlet is an eruptive one, starting off on the ground, and ending with maniacal behavior. Branagh's Hamlet can be compared to a thunderstorm, because as the grim tempest, he has a harmless, electrifying roar. Pulsating, we know it is capable of nothing. Tenant's Hamlet plots an imminent crime, while Branagh's Hamlet has only silence to give. As he ends with "The rest is silence", I thought it appropriate to do the same. Silence.