Essay Database

Hamlet Video Comparison Essay "To be or not to be, that is the question" (3,1,56) that the different directors must ask themselves when choosing the design of their play. The tragic play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare, has had many interpretations from the single script. Directors Derek Jacobi and Franco Zeffirelli have both directed the same play, Hamlet, yet the differences in the renditions of the play emphasize different aspects. In the nunnery scene, the differences between …

…their interpretations of the different characters. In my opinion, Branagh captures the true essence of Hamlet. The emotional confusion and frustration felt by Hamlet can be seen through his acting. Mel Gibson wasn't as true to Shakespeare's Hamlet. He lacked the ability to show the emotion and inner turmoil that Branagh showed and that Shakespeare's Hamlet felt. Although Zeffirelli's Hamlet was quicker, I feel that Jacobi's direction was much more accurate to the original Hamlet.