Diary of Ophelia

Oh my sweet Hamlet how I love thee so
Tis love is real and from me you must never go
I feel the most alive when I'm with you
This love is something fresh and something new
Our love is a sweet flower yet to bloom
A young life taken away too soon
Tis you the one I want for all my life
Your newfound ways pierce my heart like a knife
I know that you are sad and now shall mourn
But recently my heart has become torn
Although my father wishes us apart
You shall always hold the key to my heart
Dear God I pray this love shall never leave
You looked distraught but sometimes looks decieve
Deep down I know our love can persevere
Tis I am happiest when you are near

Branagh's Version Wins!

I feel that Ken Branagh's version of Hamlet is the most effective. Considering that the lines are verbatim from the play the movie comes off more realistic. The scenes that we saw were realistic to what I imagined while reading the play in class. The use of color throughout also helps demonstrate the mood; especially during the wedding scene when it fades from bright reds and whites to black. This color change also helps set up the soliloquy that follows. Hamlet does not look exactly as I had pictured him but the actor, also director Ken Branagh, plays the part well. The delivery of the soliloquy is portrayed well, but the famous quote "frailty, thy name is woman" is not delivered in the way i would have imagined. I feel that for its importance it blends in too much with the rest and it should have been spoken louder. I feel that this version best gets across the message of the play and captures the meaning in all aspects.