Hamelt Act 1 scene 2 and 3

Scene 2 of act one was similar to scene 1. It was also about the guards and Hamlet talking about the king and what made his ghost come out every night. But in this scene, Hotario, Hamlet's friend does not think it is a real ghost so he tries to communicate with him. The ghost did appear before him but he did not want to talk to Hotario, so Hotario thought he would only talk to Hamlet. During this scene I also learnt that Hamlet is very sad for his father's death, and he is angry at his mother fro marrying his uncle soon after the king died. His mother and the new King Claudius become aware of this and try to "cheer him up" by saying to get over it because death is a common thing. And because of this cold attitude of his mother, Hamlet begins to hate her.

As a reader of scene 2 I can understand Hamlet's feelings of wrath. If I were him I would probably feel the same against my mother, and begin losing my mind, specially if I loved my father that much. After reading this also, I became to dislike the queen and the new king. It is obvious that they had something to do with the King's death because of their cold attitude. Also by the ghost of the King appearing at night is because he might want to communicate something important. Something that has not allowed him to rest in peace.

In scene 3 of act 1, Ophelia, Hamlet's lover, and her family are introduced. In this part Ophelia's father and brother are both telling him that Hamlet is simply playing with her emotions. They also consider Hamlet as someone confusingly odd, specially right after the death of his father. Ophelia loves Hamlet so she is not happy about hearing the advice of forgetting about him and being with someone who actually respects her. She thinks otherwise of Hamlet but she does not try to defend his name against his family. Then she decided to simply hide her affection towards Hamlet because she does not want to leave him.

I think that Ophelia's family are not being unreasonable and mean by telling her to leave Hamlet. They are just worried about her. Her father did not prohibit to see him after all, he simply spoke his mind about him, which suggest that after all he is understanding of his daughter's feelings and it is her choice. Although Ophelia, may be heartbroken in the future because of Hamlet, I think that right now she is blinded by love. It is hard for her to see the flaws that her father and brother see in Hamlet, and therefore refuse to see him. As a reader I understand Ophelia's decision, but because I already know that Shakespeare likes drama too much, Hamlet may try to hurt her in some kind of way.