To be or not to be?

The first version Directed by Zeffirelli  the to be or not to be scene was set in a tomb under the castle. The mood was set right and Hamlet was all alone. Their was dark and light patches of light that helped to  really expressed what Hamlet was talking about. When he first started the  soliloquy he seemed kind of sad and up set, and then when he began to get more depth in to the speech his tone changed. Over all the passion and intensity he put in to the soliloquy were great. The symbols pointed out in class Helped to really point out how Hamlets actions made his soliloquy more intensified with out being to dramatic.

The second version directed by Branagh  the to be or not to be soliloquy is in a very different place as most would say a room like the great room of a castle in front of a mirror.  Behind that mirror hides to people listening in on Hamlets speech to himself. Their light in the room is very bright and does not contrast with the real meaning of the speech at all. The use of  a knife as a prop gives the speech a little extra to the  real meaning of the speech. This version is less dramatic and doesn't really show the true meaning of the to be or not to be speech.

Third version Directed by Almereyda is the more modern version. The director chooses to act out the scene in a video store . While in the video store little symbols add to the to be or not to be speech. While walking around in the video store Hamlet is in the action section of the store. Also the T.V's in the back show an action scene of fire and ice. The speech is rehersed mostley in Hamlets mind more then it is spoken. The scene is not fit for the true meaning of the speech. They could of done it in a more symbolic place then a video store.

 Over all the first version really shows the to be or not to be speach the best out of the three. The little movements that hamlet makes help to understand important parts of the speach. The tomb is a very symbolic place especially to be talking about living and dying. Mel Gibson plays a great Hamlet he plays the true part , and  if i had to direct halmet it would be similar to this version. This verion is directed like the classical version of Hamlet.