D'Amore AP Lit

I am not sure if it is just me, but I have found that this play moves sort of slowly. I would say I have not been excited about any of the plot so far. I think it’s the long speeches that drag the thrill of the play down it is like there is three speeches for every one second of action. I understand it is meant to be a drama and not a thriller but at some point, you have to sit back, and think is there enough here to keep, and audience engaged? I am sure maybe there is more to the story in the coming scenes but for now there just isn’t enough happening fast enough for me to really enjoy the story.

I found Laertes’ and Polonius’ advice to Ophelia to be a little blunt and aggressive. They treat her like she has no wits about her and has no clue what is going on around her. It is a bit condescending both of their tones towards her treating her more like an object then someone they actually care for making sure she doesn’t do anything stupid to shame the family name. Though it is necessary for them to warn her of Hamlet because he very well will break her heart as it is impossible for him to marry her. Hamlet has no choice who he marries as he is royalty and needs to do what is best for the crown and it is very unlikely Ophelia is good for crown. In short, the warning of Hamlet was needed but they did it in such a way that it seemed mean and degrading for Ophelia.