Blog Post #14 Hamlet and Movie Connection (Horatio)

Why, I am very outraged about the dire situations in which Hamlet is obviously dealing with. Why, on top of this insanity, I have watched a moving picture called Memento. The lad, Leonard  Shelby, carried drawings within his body; his situation simply resembled that of my dear friend Hamlet. The lad within the film and Hamlet would make tremendous acquaintances all due to their revenge drama within their lives. Both avenge the dead soul. Leonard avenges his dead lover, while Hamlet avenges his father. The very person that they avenge carry dark implications. The villains within the respective drama’s believe that the “business is well ended,” (2.1.85). However, they fail to notice the other half of the story which is revenge. Both, Hamlet and Leonard are confused psychologically, but they are clear in their motives for revenge. They both must continually ask questions and be suspicious of those around them. Hamlet must be careful of Rosencratz and Guildenstern, as I am the most loyal of friends. Both, Leonard and Hamlet are very lost in thought; however, they must continue to question the espionage taking place within their surroundings. Some people such as the ambassador might define the conditions of Hamlet and Leonard as “to define true madness, What is’t but to be nothing else but mad?” (2.1.93-94). But I believe that madness gives strength to my friend Hamlet as well as Leonard. To Hamlet “Denmark is a prision,” (2.2.223), while to Leonard his intellectual perception is simply a prison. They must escape.

Leonard’s companion has once said “trust yourself, trust your own judgment,” (Memento).  It has come time for Hamlet to trust his judgments of the dangerous souls around him. Hamlet has made the decision to believe in the existence of the ghost as “a dream itself is but a shadow,” (2.2.244) Even if me, Marcelleus and Hamlet were dreaming about the ghost, it is simply our intuition stating the truth. However, we can prove the validity of our intuition during the staged play that Hamlet has set for Claudius to observe. Moral corruption has its ways of seeping through the heart. Why, corruption can be seen within the very eye of Claudius. His idea of using Rosencratz and Guildenstern are very noble examples of him using espionage against my dear friend Hamlet. “Fare you well, my lord,” (2.2.210). Lord Hamlet jr. please keep your judgments intact like Leonard, as they will be the greatest assets within your revenge. With that I must finish typing my blog post in front of this ghostly machine.