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First paragraph

Claudius is a murderer in both stories however, both Olivier and Branagh's interpretations alter his personality completely. In Branagh's interpretation Claudius is perceived as a man who genuinely cares as opposed to Olivier's version where Claudius is seemingly indifferent to hamlets suffering; however both versions of Claudius have obviously ulterior motives. This makes the Claudius in Branagh's version seem more psychotic and deceiving. He killed hamlets father and rather than reviling his truly malicious personality (as shown in olivier's) version, he conceals his animosity completely and even seems sympathetic to hamlets suffering. Moreover, in Branagh's version Claudius comes off as a gentle man when he speaks publicly and privately. In opposition, Olivier conveys Claudius as a very powerful man in public and even violet in private. 

Essay: Hamlet

Thesis: in Laurence olivier's vision of Hamlet he portrayed hamlet as a young solem man who is seated and who avoids eye contact with claudius and while his relationship with his other is is sere and loving, his relationship with claudius is superficial. On the other hand, kennith Branagh portrays claudius as caring and concerned. This portrayal makes hamlet come off as disturbed and confused. In this version he dresses hamlet in all black and Claudius is dressed in red and white, making hamlet appear as the vilan and Claudius appear as the righteous king.

Video analysis

Laurence Olivier- In his portrayal of Hamlet, he created a rather hostile environment. By having the king act so proud while simultaneously belittling Hamlet set a rather tense feel between the two characters. Furthermore, Hamlet sitting in a chair and avoiding eye contact made him seem helpless and meek while King Claudius appeared proud and powerful by parading around the room and literally talking down to  Hamlet. On the contrary, the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude was very genuine, meaningful, and even incestuous. While she was still seemingly on the side of her husband it was clear that her heart was with her son.

BBC- In this version of Hamlet the queen seemed extremely distant and removed. She did not have the same affection and affinity for her son as the actress in the Olivier's version. Furthermore, it appeared that hamlet was on the offense rather than on the defense. He seemed to be the one that was condescending. And while Gertrude did show a certain amount of sympathy for her son, it was apparent that his relationship with both the king and his mother was already damaged.

Gertrude

Gertrude can be perceived as someone who is shallow and who does not have a mind of her own. I believe however, that Gertrude is not as dumb as she seems. I believe that she denies the truth and tells white lies simply to protect herself and others from the unfortunate truth. She does not want to believe her unfortunate reality so she acts as if all is well, when deep down she is fully aware of the evil and vengeance present in her family.

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