"Hamlet"

One of my favorite parts of our stay at the Tank was the Hamlet scene that was acted out by my classmates. The character of Hamlet was played by my classmate Chris and was very believable. He made it seem as if Hamlet was indeed going crazy with the use of emotion, tone, and body language. I felt the "scrambledness" of Hamlets brain and thoughts and felt the craze begin to take over the character.

There were some new elements that were added to Hamlet that made me pay more attention to the play. The use of the modern handgun gave the audience the illusion that this play can be more "realistic" to our time than we thought. Additionally, the twist in the end in which Gertrude kills Claudius with a knife was something i was not expecting and was a ncie surprise.

I believe that all the actors/actresses did a good job capturing the audience attention