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 * ~ =Hamlet's Playlist by Laura Wells = ||
 * < I'm Sick of Waiting - Citizen

This song would be on Hamlet’s playlist because of the sadness behind it. This song is about feeling alone and eventually beginning to not care. Also specific lines that come from the song such as, “I don’t give enough to take back what I own. My stories are told out of broken homes,” is something you would expect to hear from Hamlet because of his family issues. His father is dead and he eventually has to deal with the fact that his father’s ghost tells him that his uncle who is now married to his mother is the one who killed Hamlet Senior.

Demons - Imagine Dragons media type="file" key="04 Demons.mp3" width="240" height="20"

This song would be on Hamlet's playlist because the singer is talking about the darkness inside of them and not wanting to hide the truth. It also tells a story of not wanting to get close to anyone because of how dark they can get and their fear of messing everything up. This can relate to Act 1, Scene 3 when Ophelia brings up to her brother and father that Hamlet had been showing affection to her. Yet later, he lies to her and tells her that he had loved her once but not anymore. He was too caught up in his family drama and the fear inside of him to really commit to her.

Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys media type="file" key="01 Do I Wanna Know_.m4a" width="300" height="50" This song would be on Hamlet’s playlist because of how much it would remind him of him and Ophelia’s relationship. This song has a cool and playful sound, which can be a reminder of him and Ophelia. For example, in Act 2, Scene 3, Hamlet is watching the play with Ophelia and saying cocky and comments to her. Although this song can show a funnier side to their relationship, it also shows the simple question between them throughout the whole play and that’s whether or not the other person is truly in love and truly committed to one another.

Candle in the Wind - Elton John media type="file" key="Candle in the Wind.mp3" width="240" height="20"

This song would be on Hamlet’s playlist because this is what he would listen to when thinking of Ophelia after her death. This song would relate well to Ophelia because she always had to choose between listening to her brother and father’s advice since she didn’t have a mother to go to. Then the song relates back to Hamlet because there is a part in the chorus that says, “And I would have liked to know you.” This can show from Hamlet’s perspective that he never got to actually get to know Ophelia between him being upset over his family drama and going a bit crazy.

Cleaning Out My Closet - Eminem media type="file" key="Cleaning Out My Closet.mp3" width="240" height="20"

This song would be on Hamlet’s playlist because this relates to his odd relationship with his mother. In Act 3, Scene 4, Hamlet reveals most of his plan to his mother and warns her to not have any physical relationship with Claudius. In that scene, he’s finding a way to tell his mother that he’s concerned and finally letting go some of the secret that he’s had to hold while coming up with a plan.

Snap Out of It - Arctic Monkeys media type="file" key="10 Snap Out of It.m4a" width="300" height="50" This song would be on Hamlet’s playlist because of his frustration towards everyone thinking Claudius is a noble person. He wants to be able to tell his secret to all of his loved ones but his father’s ghost told him to not tell anyone. The only way he could deal with the issue is getting revenge on Claudius for killing his father, so obviously his frustration is going to grow because he has to keep this giant secret to himself and let it make him go crazier and crazier. ||<  || This will be my last letter to you. I feel that the only way I will be able to move on with your brother is to say a final goodbye. My wedding is tomorrow morning and I believe that writing this letter will make it easier to marry Claudius your brother. I will not write any more about the wedding because I don’t think that it is right to write about me marrying your brother while I am trying to say my goodbyes. I was and still am devastated that you died, but I believe for the success of the kingdom I must marry your brother Claudius. I want you to know that I still love you and that will never change. I will however try to be the best wife I can to Claudius. I know that there are many people who question my loyalty to you because of how fast Claudius and I are marrying after your death. I do not care what the rest of the kingdom thinks, I only care what you think and that you understand my reasons for remarrying is the only way to keep stability in the Kingdom. Hopefully I will one day be able to join you where ever you are now. Wherever you are I hope that you are proud of me and believe that I am doing the right thing for our Kingdom. I am also very worried about our son Hamlet I do not think that he is taking your death well. I also worry that he will not accept Claudius as his step father or as the new king. He thought so highly of you and believes that you were such a great king to our people. He has not been acting like himself since your death. Young Hamlet continues to wear his mourning attire and sulks around the castle; he does not want anything to do with any of the people in the castle. I think that he may be disappointed in me for marrying your brother. I know that he still misses you terribly but I would like him to be happy for me. I thought that I would have to be alone for the rest of my life after you died so suddenly, but your brother Claudius has been so understanding and kind. I believe that Claudius misses you very much he finds it so difficult to talk to anyone about your death. When some of the people asked about the circumstances of your death Claudius could not bring himself to discuss it and had to defer the questions to his most trusted advisors he was so distraught. I want you to know that I will take care of our son Hamlet and I feel that Claudius is going to be a great step-father to him. I know that everyone in the kingdom misses you very much. I think that there are still people that question the way that you died but I think as time goes on they will accept that it really was just a natural death.
 * < Dear King Hamlet
 * < Dear King Hamlet

Your Beloved Wife Queen Gertrude

-Shannon Crocker ||<  || -Brooke Parker ||<  || Dear Hamlet, My father has spoken to me about our romantic relationship. He claims that your love is false, and for me to stay away from you. I do not know what it is that I should believe. I know that because you are a prince you cannot marry whomever you wish. I am writing to you today, because I love you. I have thought long and hard about my feelings towards you, and I have come to this conclusion. You claim that you love me as well, but you have been acting mad. I understand the death of your father has affected you very greatly, but I have also recognized that there is something else that is affecting your heart. I assume it is your mother’s marriage to your uncle so soon after the death of your father. From what you have told me in the past, I know that your mother and father were madly in love. Knowing this, I can identify that this marriage has offended you and confused your love for me. I want you to be aware of the fact that I am not like your mother. There are people in this world who do things that others frown upon. I can understand that you mother must have felt lonely and sad, and your dear uncle was there for her, and cared about her, which caused her to love him. I am not saying that what your mother has done by marrying your uncle is correct, but I can make sense of it. If this is the reason that you are acting strange, I wish you could talk to me about it, so that you wouldn’t feel alone, for being alone makes one go crazy. You, my dear Hamlet, are not crazy, you are merely hurt. The way that you treated me when I came to see you, broke my heart. You told me that you didn’t love me, and at first I believed it. Now that I have had time to think about it, I know that you were trying to fool me! I want to apologize for having distanced myself from you upon my father’s wishes. I know that this did not help your issues, but only made them worse. When you came to see me that night with you white complexion and muddy clothes, I was afraid of you, I thought your love for me was what had made you go crazy. I still believe this was part of the reason, but it was the fact that I had been avoiding you. Please accept my apology, I want to be with you, and I will never again make the mistake of trusting my father. He does not know that the bond we have established is so strong. I know from this bond that you plan to marry me, and not just seduce me as my family has said. I do not wish to avoid you any more; I want our romance to continue to blossom into even more than what it is now. I love you my Hamlet. - Always thinking about you, Ophelia -By:Christina Rusu
 * < The character that I chose to talk about is Claudius. Personally I do think that Claudius would have a Facebook and twitter page just to demand control, as well as express himself and prove himself worthy of king/ruler. Claudius’ twitter handle would probably be @intelligentruler because he is portrayed as intelligent as well as a capable ruler. But, privately he is corrupted and is nothing like what is portrayed which could follow along with his twitter handle because he doesn’t show that in his community life. The clothing attire that he would most likely be wearing would probably be something along the line of a suit and tie in public but when alone I would say sweats pants or comfy clothing. This is because when he is out he has to be portrayed as, sensitive and gentle. Then I think that sweatpants would be his clothing around his home because I think that well his reflects he would want to be comfy as well as act like a normal human being and not always being dressed up. Near the end you come to a conclusion that Claudius is villain and I’m sure that anyone that can keep those kind of secrets would not want to be sitting in a suit at home and would much rather act like a normal person and be as comfy as possible.