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**__ Act 3, Scene 1 – Modern Version __** By Laura Wells


 * // CLAUDIUS //**//, **GERTRUDE**, **POLONIUS**, **OPHELIA**, **ROSENCRANTZ**, and **GUILDENSTERN** enter. //

You guys have no idea why Hamlet is acting so crazy lately?
 * CLAUDIUS**

He told us that he was stressed out but wouldn’t give us a reason as to why.
 * ROSENCRANTZ**

And it’s not like he wants to be asked a million questions. Every time we try to ask questions he finds his way out of answering them!
 * GUILDENSTERN**

Was he at least nice when you saw him?
 * GERTRUDE**

Yes, he was really friendly.
 * ROSENCRANTZ**

//But// it did seem like he had to force himself to be that nice…
 * GUILDENSTERN**

He didn’t ask any questions in return but he did give us some general answers to them.
 * ROSENCRANTZ**

Did you try to tell him some jokes to get him to trust you more?
 * GERTRUDE**

Well, Gertrude, we saw some of the performers pass us during our conversation. When I filled him in on their performance, it seemed to make him open up more. They just got here and I’m pretty sure they’re going to hold a concert for Hamlet tonight.
 * ROSENCRANTZ**

Yeah, that’s right. Hamlet also asked me to make sure you both showed up tonight as well.
 * POLONIUS**

Thank God! Finally, some good news. He’s finally finding interest in something. Guys, please try to make sure that his mood stays positive.
 * CLAUDIUS**

Of course, Claudius!
 * ROSENCRANTZ**

Gertrude, can you give us a second? We’re trying to trick Hamlet. We convinced him to come over tonight to talk to Ophelia. The plan is for us to hide while they have a talk and that will help us figure out whether or not his love for Ophelia is what is making him so crazy.
 * CLAUDIUS**

Sure, I’ll be back later. Ophelia, I really hope it’s your beauty that is making him so crazy. I also hope that one day your kindness will turn Hamlet back to his normal self. It’s best for the both of you.
 * GERTRUDE**

I hope so too, Gertrude. Thank you.
 * OPHELIA**

Ophelia, come over here. Claudius, we will need to get into hiding position. Ophelia, go on your laptop and pretend that you’re surfing the web so that you look more natural.
 * POLONIUS**


 * CLAUDIUS**

He’s so right… I’m just as bad as that tramp, Ophelia. She masks her face with make-up while I hide my disgusting sins with fine words. I feel so guilty.

I can hear him coming! Come on, Claudius, let’s hide.
 * POLONIUS**

What is the best scenario? Life or death? Does it make me a better man to work through the troubles that life throws me, or to put an end to these troubles overall. To die, I would just be sleeping and I wouldn’t have to go through the horrible things life can bring. If I were dead, maybe I could just dream. I think what’s holding me back is thinking about the dreams that could come after death. It’s all so uncertain, which is very intimidating. It just doesn’t make sense to me. Dealing with humiliation, being put down, rude people, feeling the pain of love and the harm that good, innocent people have to face. All of this could end simply with a knife. That’s it, people who do not prefer death over life are just fearful of the unknown. The truth is, we’re all cowards. I should stop this reflection, I can see the beautiful Ophelia across the room. I hope to God that she’s writing me a love letter.
 * HAMLET**

Hey Hamlet, how’s it going?
 * OPHELIA**

It’s going good, thanks!
 * HAMLET**

Hey, you left this old stack of CD’s at my house a while back. I’ve been meaning to get them back to you but haven’t gotten around to it. I’d appreciate it if you took them off my hands.
 * OPHELIA**

I don’t remember giving you any CD’s?
 * HAMLET**

Hamlet, come on, you and me both know you gave me these. You even made me some really kind mixed CD’s to go along with them. I guess I listened to them so many times that I realized they aren’t worth as much to me as they were before. Things change when people don’t end up being who you think they are.
 * OPHELIA**

Are you honest?
 * HAMLET**

Huh?
 * OPHELIA**

Are you beautiful?
 * HAMLET**

What are you trying to say here?
 * OPHELIA**

All I’m saying is your niceness should not come from your good looks.
 * HAMLET**

Could beauty come from anything better?
 * OPHELIA**

Okay, look. When being good, the power of beauty has a much bigger impact on a girl becoming a tramp, whereas goodness is less likely to make a beautiful woman into a virgin. It took some time, but I figured it out. I used to love you, you know.
 * HAMLET**

I know, all of these gifts and actions coming from you made me believe it without a doubt.
 * OPHELIA**

You shouldn’t have believed me for a second. I know we all avoid facing the fact that none of us are as moral as we would hope, but it’s true. I never loved you.
 * HAMLET**

Okay? I guess I misunderstood the message then…
 * OPHELIA**

You need to move away and avoid contact with bad guys like me. Why would you ever think about bringing more terrible people into this world? I mean, I’m alright, but still. I don’t even think that I deserve to live because of the mistakes I’ve made. I’m awful, disgusting, untrustworthy. Don’t turn out like us, get out of here and save yourself. Where’s your dad?
 * HAMLET**

At home, where else would he be?
 * OPHELIA**

Good. Let him stay there so he can play stupid in his own home and not mine. Bye.
 * HAMLET**

Wow… He needs help.
 * OPHELIA**

If you marry a man, karma will be coming your way. You can try to be as perfect as you want, just know that you’ll always find yourself having a bad reputation around here. But if you’re going to marry someone, marry an idiot because smart people know whether or not you’re cheating on them. Bye.
 * HAMLET**

What is wrong with you? Can’t you just go back to normal?
 * OPHELIA**

You’re a liar. When you’re born with a face, you’re supposed to keep it, not hide it with make-up. You’re taking God for granted and I won’t stand for it anymore. No more marriage. Anyone who is already married can stay married, but other than that, no. Get yourself out of here.
 * HAMLET**

He used to be such a great guy! He was smart, cute, strong, and it’s all for nothing! I used to like everything about him, and now it’s all ruined. Everything I appreciated about him will never be the same. It makes me sick to see what his beautiful personality has changed into.
 * OPHELIA**

Hamlet definitely isn’t crazy. I have a plan, we’ll send him to the mall to pick up the things we ordered and then he can have some time to think clearly and be on his own to calm down. What do you guys think?
 * CLAUDIUS**

Sounds good to me. Ophelia doesn’t have to fill us in on the story; we heard everything. I’m going to go see his mom and see if she can get him to admit anything to her while I hide.
 * POLONIUS**

Good plan. When people like him start to change for the worst, it is important to keep a close eye on them. ||  || __By: Shannon Crocker__ Hamlet enters
 * CLAUDIUS**
 * =__Act 3 Scene 1__=

Hamlet: Is it better to be alive or died? Is it better to suffer through the bad things that life can throw at you or fight against your troubles by putting an end to them? All dying is, is sleeping that ends the heartache that comes from living on earth. That is what I wish to happen to me. To die, to sleep, maybe to dream. Ah, but there is a catch the dreams that might come in death may be something to worry about. The worry of what we may dream is why we stretch our suffering out as long as possible. Why do we sit and suffer for so long when we could simple get a knife and end all of the suffering in our lives. No one would choose this way to live unless that were afraid of what comes after death. Because of the questions that we have no answers to people become cowards. Death makes us cowards. Quiet here comes Ophelia.

Ophelia: Hello Hamlet how have you been lately?

Hamlet: I am doing very well, thank you.

Ophelia: Hamlet I have this box of items that you gave me that I would like to return to you. I have been meaning to give them back to you for a long time. Here you go.

(Ophelia tries to hand the box of gifts to hamlet)

(Hamlet pushes the box back at her)

Hamlet: That stuff is not from me. I never gave you anything.

Ophelia: You and I both you know that you did. You even wrote me letters to go along with each gift; and at the time it made them mean so much more. But the gifts have lost their value now because of the way that you have been acting. Just take the box and I will be on my way. (Hands Hamlet the box)

Hamlet: Lol are you honest?

Ophelia: What is that supposed to mean?

Hamlet: Are you beautiful?

Ophelia: Hamlet you are not making any sense.

Hamlet: I am just saying that if you are good and beautiful; then your goodness should not rely on your beauty.

Ophelia: Could something better than beauty have something to do with beauty?

Hamlet: Of course, a good girl can easily become a whore because of her beauty but being good will not change a beautiful girl into a virgin. I have spent many hours trying to figure this out and I have final been able to understand it. You know that I used to love you don’t you.

Ophelia: The way that you treated me and all of the lovely gifts that you gave me made me believe that you did.

Hamlet: Well, you shouldn’t have. Deep down everyone is not as they seem that are really untrustworthy and are only out to please themselves. I never really loved you.

Ophelia: Well I guess that the joke is on me then.

Hamlet: You should leave right away, move far away from all the untrustworthy and misleading men. Would you really want to be responsible for bringing more of these people into the world? I think that I am one of the better ones but even still I have done some very horrible things and it would have been better if I was never born. I am arrogant, unforgiving and ruthless. Why should people like be allowed to live? Everyone like me has committed some kind of crime. You shouldn’t trust anyone like me. Hurry and get out of here before it is too late. Where is your father?

Ophelia: He is at home.

Hamlet: You should lock him in so that he cannot act like an idiot outside of his own home. See you later.

Ophelia: Oh my god someone needs to get him help.

Hamlet: You shouldn’t marry because if you do I will tell everyone at your wedding and you will still get a bad reputation. Goodbye. Oh and if you have to marry you shouldn’t marry a smart man because a smart man will know that you will cheat on him. Goodbye.

Ophelia: Why can’t he be normal again?

Hamlet: I know all about you trying to be something that you are not. You try to act all innocent but I know that it is all an act, I know the real you. I will not let you continue to manipulate everyone that you talk to. It drives me crazy. There will no longer be anymore marriages. Everyone that is married except one person will stay married. Everyone else must stay single.

Ophelia: He used to be so nice but I think that he has finally lost it. He used to be graceful, witty and strong. People used admire him but now he has hit rock bottom. All the women that used to enjoy hearing his sweet words, me being one of them, are so miserable now. He used to be so sweet and now he is just crazy he makes no sense anymore. I can’t stand to see him act this way when I can remember so clearly what he used to be like. ||  || [] This video explains how The Lion King a young family favourite display’s the love theme in Hamlet. There are many parallels throughout with characters with similar characteristics as the ones in Hamlet to the plot and story line. With Simba as Hamlet, Mufasa as Old Hamlet, Sarabi as Gertrude, Nala as Ophelia, Rafiks as Horatio, and continued you really get to see the theme of love develop in a way that is very similar to the way throughout Hamlet. The story develops in such a way that love is the main base with many other that develop throughout. This movie was a throwback to the more classical book of Hamlet; it was developed as one of the best family friendly animated movies of all time. Hamlet Jr. directly relates to the character of Simba whose father gets murdered and plays the role of a young prince as well as encounters many different hardships and troubles. Each one of these characters try’s to run away from what is actually going on in their life. By running away from their responsibilities it leaves them both with the thought that they should have done something different. The one thing that does differ in this part of both stories is that Hamlet goes to act on his suspicions while Simba hides from what has happened in his past. Although there are many people who say they do differ in story’s and do not at all relate to each other they are wrong because the Walt Disney company came forward and said that they based the movie The Lion King on the book and movie Hamlet by William Shakespeare. I was really surprised to find out that The Lion King and Hamlet where related at all because in all seriousness I am not a bit fan of Shakespearean plays, but with that said The Lion king is and forever will be my favourite movie. Having this comparison in my mind while reading Hamlet it made me understand more of the book and it actually let me compare it to something else, which for me to understand a Shakespearean novel almost has to happen. Now to start to talk about how the love theme is portrayed. From a young age both portrayed love to their father’s and families and this giving them the sense of having to forget their past and work more toward their futures. Having this love theme portrayed almost from the beginning of both movies really helps because it lets the readers and watchers understand the story from the very start and have something to relate to. There are also many other love theme demonstrations between Simba and Nala and their related characters of Hamlet and Ophelia. Between the love shown from Simba and Nala from a young age to the love letter between Hamlet and Ophelia. These characters in both the book and movie find each other and are both almost immediately have a very strong connection which develops into a strong love for each other. To conclude, with major characters in both of these two stories and with the similarities in both of these and with the same character story lines it proves that both Hamlet and The Lion King are related to each other. It also proves that there is a love theme portrayed between both stories and also through all of the characters. In my opinion from now on I will be looking up stories that do have the same story and character plot lines because it gives me a better understand of both stories and helps me even more trying to relate to Shakespearean novels. -Brooke Parker ||  ||
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