Compare And Contrast Hamlet Play And Movie

In the 1996 “Branagh” Hamlet movie, the MouseTrap scene from the play is portrayed very theatrically, and the chosen actor and the approach the director took with this scene in the film offer a very different interpretation of the scene. The way the film is able to convey the problems of proof is more effective than the play, because the audience is able to see just how hard Hamlet has to try to “prove” Claudius’ guilt. The movie conveys the problems of proof by representing how Hamlet and Claudius interact, and how so many of the situations surrounding this scene, and Claudius’ reaction can be speculated which is not proof because there are too many probabilities on both sides of the argument of Claudius’ guilt or innocence. Hamlet is so set on proving that Claudius is guilty that he doesn’t realize that the only proof he has is from a statement made by a ghost, who may or may not be his father, and his

It seems as if Claudius has committed the crime, and Hamlet is just trying to get the one proof that can tie him to the crime, even if it is a reaction to a play. When Claudius asks if anything in the play is offensive, and Hamlet tells him that they have nothing to worry about because neither of them are guilty, is a very big probability, and the focus of Hamlet's attention is Claudius, no one else is mentioned or brought into this conversation which is a direct attack on Claudius (1:52). The problem with proof that the film conveys is how Hamlet is so focused on proving that Claudius is guilty, he attacks him solely, watches his every move, and just needs any simple reaction to prove that he's guilty, he doesn’t even consider that there can be a different reason for Claudius’