Hamlet Act 1 Scene 1

Back in those days I really do not know how people understood any of Hamlet's plays. After reading this first scene I did not have a very clear idea of what was occurring. I am aware that there were two guards talking about seeing a ghost. It was supposed to be the king whom they have seen before when he was alive. Because he was wearing his armor, the two guards based most of their conversation on war history and possible future wars. Or so I understood.
What I enjoy most when understanding Shakespeare's plays is that regardless of how tragic these may be, they seem very natural. Unlike any current movie, the tragedy and drama presented in this play is something not seen often. Even in our daily lives, we do not experience that much tragedy. Perhaps the time period on which Shakespeare based his novels was much more complex than the one today. Perhaps this could be because there were no DNA forensics investigating a crime and psychologists prescribing medicine to help troubled men and women. Everyone was most likely left alone for that matter, which led to great chaos.
Nevertheless, I did not learn much about Hamlet from this scene. Simply that he was seen as courageous for killing a king in battle. Knowing that Hamlet is capable of killing I can expect violent reactions and decisions coming from him. As previously seen in other Shakespeare plays, such as Macbeth, when a man witnesses and participates in war that man is most likely to experience a similar type of violence throughout the play. In other words, It is most likely to see Hamlet considering violent methods, such as battling, as a way to solve a problem. This prediction might be wrong, but I could not imagine this play as tragic without Hamlet being in such way.
My experience with Shakespeare has not being so pleasant. Mostly because I have a hard time understanding what he truly wants to communicate as an author and also I cannot relate to any character in this store. However, I love drama and enjoy tragedy in a novel or play. Therefore i find Shakespeare's plays interesting. Without mentioning that his plays make a great part of English history and culture. Reading Hamlet as Shakespeare wrote it is much more enjoyable than reading a translation to modern English of it. Indeed, it is frustrating at times but I do this is much better.
After reading some of his plays, I realized that Shakespeare was truly into the dramatic outcome of death. Without mentioning the chaos of it. If Shakespeare were alive today, I think we would enjoy crime and investigation movies. Because in these, the families that lost their beloved individual are shown causing the audience feelings of sadness, anger, and surprise. I believe that Shakespeare truly wanted to make his audience feel something. And considering the high level or tragedy in his plays, the audience is most likely to deeply get into the story. I think that there is nothing more interesting and intriguing than what a person is not supposed to do.