Ophelia Entry

         We are gathered here today to remember Ophelia, Polonius’ daughter.  Ophelia was a pretty, young girl who seemed to get along with everyone she met.  She was as sweet as can be, an angel.  She was the same angel who stole Hamlet’s heart.   As Ophelia and Hamlet became closer, Ophelia’s father told her not to see Hamlet and she obeyed him.  Some say this was the beginning of Hamlet and Ophelia’s downfall.

          It is understood that many girls who go through a death in the family as well as a break up tend to lose their grasp of reality.  For Ophelia it seemed as if she just gave up on trying to fix her life for the better.  If we all had known what you (Ophelia) were thinking and going through, we all would have helped you.  We care about you and now that you are gone, we all have to mourn and try to keep our spirits up.  We will not lose ourselves in sadness; we will stay afloat because we want to set an example for those who feel it is the end of the world.  We don’t want other loved ones passing away.  Watch over us Ophelia and help us make the right decisions.  Rest in peace.

Hamlet: My Opinion

I understand and agree with why Hamlet hesitated to kill Claudius.  Hamlet didn’t want to kill Claudius just as he was praying.  This meant he would go straight to heaven without the sins he committed. Hamlet wanted Claudius to suffer just like his father did when Claudius killed him.  Hamlet should be thinking strategically about how he will kill Claudius because since he is “acting” strange with everyone, they will automatically think it was Hamlet who killed Claudius.  If I were Hamlet, I would kill Claudius when he is at his “worst” and his sins are the greatest and if I had a good enough plan to “runaway” so I wouldn’t be punished for killing the king.  If Hamlet thoroughly thought through his plan, he could probably “pull it off”. Only three things, in my opinion, can stop him: Hamlet’s death, Claudius’ death by someone else and religion.  I believe in any religion, if you kill, it is a sin and a very bad one.  If Hamlet follows his religion to heart and doesn’t want to disappoint God, he should not murder Claudius.  If Hamlet never tries to kill Claudius, there would essentially be no story after that point because most likely, Hamlet stays or runs away or his mother stays married to Claudius.
            On the other hand, I’m not too sure if Claudius is guilty or not.  I can understand that he may have wanted to be king and he killed the previous king to get the crown, this can be a way Claudius is guilty.  His guilt and innocents have not been determined yet...  Hamlet’s father seems to be described as an older man.  Because of his age and the little to no  medicines available at the time, Hamlet’s father could have died from old age or a sickness.  If this is true, Claudius would be innocent and Hamlet would get even madder because the ghost of his father lied to him.  This could make Hamlet do crazy things like kill Claudius and/or his mother because he doesn't like their marriage.