https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj 3 Gifs and Explanations en-us 2018-11-29 19:42:42 UTC 2025-12-30 18:22:18 UTC hello@padlet.com stat9788 https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309518976 This gif represents Polonius being stabbed. Up to this point in Hamlet, I felt I was able to fell some sympathy for the title character. After this point, I felt like all lost all touch with him. Not only does he stab someone, he feels absolutely no remorse even though he didn't have a good reason to stab that particular person. This gif kind of puts you in Hamlet's perspective, as if it is you yourself stabbing a person. However, as soon as the blood on the sword enters the frame, the flesh of the hand is no longer visible. This is when I personally lost touch with the human aspect of Hamlet (and I would argue that this is when Hamlet lost touch with his own sense of self) and this is shown through the disconnect of Hamlet's (or the viewer's) body. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309518976 stat9788 https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309520126 This gif illustrates Hamlet after he found Yorick's skull. In the image, as Hamlet closes his eyes the skull begins to smile and then wears the hat of a jester. This gif was meant to illustrate the idea that comedy can always be found in the midst of tragedy. Though Hamlet is a tragedy, Shakespeare still sprinkles in comic relief throughout the play. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:48:21 UTC https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309520126 stat9788 https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309523450 This gif depicts Ophelia drowning. When the gif begins, Ophelia has just fallen in the water. Subsequently, the water ripples outwards from her impact. Ophelia does not look human anymore, instead, she looks possessed. Ophelia represents death which ripples outward from her, ultimately leading to the death of many others, including Laertes and Hamlet himself. ]]> 2018-11-29 19:53:37 UTC https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309523450 stat9788 https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309542420 This gif depicts the scene when Hamlet is going to kill Claudius but discovers that Claudius is praying. Hamlet decides not to kill Claudius because Hamlet does not want his uncle to go to heaven. I had Claudius blinking because in this scene Claudius is trying to convince himself he is sorry for killing King Hamlet. However, he is not. He is blinking really fast and hard and in a kind of overdone way like women batting their eyelashes at men, except, instead of a woman putting forward a false image of herself to attract a romantic partner, Claudius is trying to put forth a false image of himself to God. Also, I chose not to give Claudius a crown because he seems much more vulnerable and relatable this way, and that is how Claudius is trying to present himself.  ]]> 2018-11-29 20:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/stat9788/c31gdtf3n7hj/wish/309542420