Sunday, March 3, 2013
Blog Post Comments!!
1. In Response to Shannon Kopcha as Hamlet (Mourning Medly of Melodies)
Hamlet
I found your interpretation and connection to these songs to be insightful, and quite eloquent, as you always are! If I may be so bold, I would like to advise you on the matter of taking action, as you said "I am angry at myself for failing to act in a timely manner..." In one instance, you wish to take action in the death, or murder, of your uncle, The King. Though he is a murderer himself, is it justice when murder begets murder? I mean no offense, but simply advise you to temper your passion for revenge, my lord.
In another instance, you wish to act upon the matter of your life, or rather your death. I understand the grief, and no words could ever soothe the pain you've expressed to me about your father. I worry about you, Hamlet, and I was pondering your situation as of late. When you said "To be, or not to be: that is the question"(3.1.56), could you elaborate upon whether you were musing upon the prospect of murder, or of suicide? Was your indecision at this moment about your action, or inaction, towards the King, towards yourself, or perhaps a bit of both?
Always your loyal friend,
Horatio
2. In Responde to Lauren Fitz as Ophelia (The Last Will and Testament of Ophelia)
Ophelia
First of all, I offer my deepest condolences for... Well... Your death. Such a poetic way to go though. Floating softly in the water filled with flowers. How lovely! Well, as lovely as death may be... Anyway, your death aside, I just thought you may want an update on Hamlet since you've been gone. Sadly, and my heart breaks to speak these words once again, though I have to since he said to me "report me and my cause aright to thr unsatisfied"(5.2.340-341), but he is also dead. I wonder if you two are up in heaven together. I have no doubt that you both deserve it... Deserve being in heaven. Not dying. Heaven. Not death. Anyway, you said you "don’t want Hamlet to be double depressed over the loss of his father and his girlfriend", and atleast you get your wish! He doesn't actually feel sad about that anymore. He is in peace, as you are. So... There's your update! Any more questions, let me know.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
3. In Response to Kendra Mendoza as Ophelia (I AM NOT CRAZY!!!)
Ophelia
Now now, I understand that you are unbelievably upset at Hamlet, who happens to be my best friend. I mean, you do have a good reason. He did accidently kind of kill you dad and start a chain reaction that led to you being absolutely alone and depressed about life in every way possible while remaining aloofly distanced from you at all times which gave you absolutely no comfort whatsoever as you spiraled into what everyone thinks is madness... But let's take a step back from all that! Do you know the circumstances of your father's death? You know that Hamlet killed him, supposedly. But Hamlet wouldn't have suddenly just plotted to kill your father with no provocation or reason! Your father (who didn't necessarily deserve to die) was snooping around Hamlet, and Hamlet mistook him for Claudius in hiding (who does deserve to die, mind you), and lashed out. You know Hamlet. You know his passion, and how easily it moves his emotion. He never meant to hurt you. My best friend would never want to hurt the love of his life. He said, in his grief at your death "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum"(5.1.271-273). So you see, he never meant to do you harm. Please, take no more heart in the emotion that led you to say "‘Tis Hamlets fault, how can something so beautiful be the cause of all the pain in my world." It pains me to read such a fallacy.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
4. In Response to Mohsin Shafi as Claudius (Blog # 6)
Claudius
I cannot say that I am neither sad nor happy at your demise. Of course, I lean more towards sadness, since most of the people I knew once are dead now. But I cannot excuse the things you have done. Death begets death, so it would seem.
I'd simply like to address one thing You said "I proved my love for her when I tried to stop her from drinking the posioned wine", but had you really loved her so much, you might have spared her the intention of the poison, which was to kill her one and only son. Her son; the true light of every mother's life, the pride of her heart, and deep down, the only person left in her life that she has pure, unadulterated love for. If you loved her, how could you possibly do such a thing to her in the first place? Your "offense is rank"(3.3.36), but if you loved her, you wouldn't let that filth of unnatural death spread into her heart.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
5. In Response to Andrew Woodruff as Claudius (Be Prepared!)
Gertrude
I must disagree with you when you say that Hamlet "feels alone and he does not share his emotions or feelings with anyone". As his best friend, I must admit that he does not talk about his feelings as much as would be healthy. Yet, he does share his emotions with me, and he shares his inner thoughts as well. He shares his plans, such as the play to "catch the conscience of the king"(2.2.617). He let me into that plan, trusting me as his closest friend. He does share his emotions, just not with you. He doesn't exactly trust you, since you trust the man who supposedly killed your husband, and first true love. Hamlet cannot let you in, for fear of more betrayal by you. But don't worry, I am trying my best to steer him in a good direction, my Queen.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
Hamlet
I found your interpretation and connection to these songs to be insightful, and quite eloquent, as you always are! If I may be so bold, I would like to advise you on the matter of taking action, as you said "I am angry at myself for failing to act in a timely manner..." In one instance, you wish to take action in the death, or murder, of your uncle, The King. Though he is a murderer himself, is it justice when murder begets murder? I mean no offense, but simply advise you to temper your passion for revenge, my lord.
In another instance, you wish to act upon the matter of your life, or rather your death. I understand the grief, and no words could ever soothe the pain you've expressed to me about your father. I worry about you, Hamlet, and I was pondering your situation as of late. When you said "To be, or not to be: that is the question"(3.1.56), could you elaborate upon whether you were musing upon the prospect of murder, or of suicide? Was your indecision at this moment about your action, or inaction, towards the King, towards yourself, or perhaps a bit of both?
Always your loyal friend,
Horatio
2. In Responde to Lauren Fitz as Ophelia (The Last Will and Testament of Ophelia)
Ophelia
First of all, I offer my deepest condolences for... Well... Your death. Such a poetic way to go though. Floating softly in the water filled with flowers. How lovely! Well, as lovely as death may be... Anyway, your death aside, I just thought you may want an update on Hamlet since you've been gone. Sadly, and my heart breaks to speak these words once again, though I have to since he said to me "report me and my cause aright to thr unsatisfied"(5.2.340-341), but he is also dead. I wonder if you two are up in heaven together. I have no doubt that you both deserve it... Deserve being in heaven. Not dying. Heaven. Not death. Anyway, you said you "don’t want Hamlet to be double depressed over the loss of his father and his girlfriend", and atleast you get your wish! He doesn't actually feel sad about that anymore. He is in peace, as you are. So... There's your update! Any more questions, let me know.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
3. In Response to Kendra Mendoza as Ophelia (I AM NOT CRAZY!!!)
Ophelia
Now now, I understand that you are unbelievably upset at Hamlet, who happens to be my best friend. I mean, you do have a good reason. He did accidently kind of kill you dad and start a chain reaction that led to you being absolutely alone and depressed about life in every way possible while remaining aloofly distanced from you at all times which gave you absolutely no comfort whatsoever as you spiraled into what everyone thinks is madness... But let's take a step back from all that! Do you know the circumstances of your father's death? You know that Hamlet killed him, supposedly. But Hamlet wouldn't have suddenly just plotted to kill your father with no provocation or reason! Your father (who didn't necessarily deserve to die) was snooping around Hamlet, and Hamlet mistook him for Claudius in hiding (who does deserve to die, mind you), and lashed out. You know Hamlet. You know his passion, and how easily it moves his emotion. He never meant to hurt you. My best friend would never want to hurt the love of his life. He said, in his grief at your death "I loved Ophelia. Forty thousand brothers could not with all their quantity of love make up my sum"(5.1.271-273). So you see, he never meant to do you harm. Please, take no more heart in the emotion that led you to say "‘Tis Hamlets fault, how can something so beautiful be the cause of all the pain in my world." It pains me to read such a fallacy.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
4. In Response to Mohsin Shafi as Claudius (Blog # 6)
Claudius
I cannot say that I am neither sad nor happy at your demise. Of course, I lean more towards sadness, since most of the people I knew once are dead now. But I cannot excuse the things you have done. Death begets death, so it would seem.
I'd simply like to address one thing You said "I proved my love for her when I tried to stop her from drinking the posioned wine", but had you really loved her so much, you might have spared her the intention of the poison, which was to kill her one and only son. Her son; the true light of every mother's life, the pride of her heart, and deep down, the only person left in her life that she has pure, unadulterated love for. If you loved her, how could you possibly do such a thing to her in the first place? Your "offense is rank"(3.3.36), but if you loved her, you wouldn't let that filth of unnatural death spread into her heart.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
5. In Response to Andrew Woodruff as Claudius (Be Prepared!)
Claudius
I definitely agreed with you when you said "Woe is all who have meddled in the state of our royalty". Think about it... You performed the "primal eldest curse"(3.3.37) by killing your brother, the king. Laertes has killed the future king, my dearest friend Hamlet. You killed the Queen. And all of the afore mentioned people are now dead. So yes, I'd say that woe is definitely all who have meddled in the order of Denmark's royalty. Justice has been served, however twisted and late it may have been, I suppose.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
6. In Response to Stephen Otto as Gertrude (Blog 4)
Gertrude
I must disagree with you when you say that Hamlet "feels alone and he does not share his emotions or feelings with anyone". As his best friend, I must admit that he does not talk about his feelings as much as would be healthy. Yet, he does share his emotions with me, and he shares his inner thoughts as well. He shares his plans, such as the play to "catch the conscience of the king"(2.2.617). He let me into that plan, trusting me as his closest friend. He does share his emotions, just not with you. He doesn't exactly trust you, since you trust the man who supposedly killed your husband, and first true love. Hamlet cannot let you in, for fear of more betrayal by you. But don't worry, I am trying my best to steer him in a good direction, my Queen.
The Depressed and Unfortunately-still-alive Horatio
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