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Minggu, 15 Mei 2011

HAMLET "short story"

On a dark winter night in The Elsinore Castle in Denmark, there is one worried ghost walks around there. Pair of palace guards and Horatio see him. The ghost looks very similar to the late King Hamlet.
And in the palace, there is a lavish wedding between Claudius, brother of King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, widow of King Hamlet. In the other side of palace, a young prince of Denmark, Prince Hamlet is mourning the death of his father and his mother's second marriage with his uncle. His heart is very sad, and he fells like the most unlucky son in this world. This is very troubling him, and made him act like a madman.
At the same time, King Claudius, the new king of Denmark gets serious problem from Norway. There is a threat of attack from Young Fortinbras. He threatened to attack Denmark, and Denmark should be ready for a great war.
Horatio immediately meets Prince Hamlet to convey that he had met King Hamlet's ghost. Prince Hamlet intends to meet him because he convinces that his father wanted to convey something.
In the dark out of the palace, Prince Hamlet met the ghost of his father. Ghost said that he had been killed by his own brother, Claudius with a very deadly toxin that is inserted into his ear. He's also very sad and hurt by the second marriage of his ex-wife. He wants Hamlet, his son to avenge him. And then, the ghost disappears with the dawn and Hamlet swears revenge.
Claudius and Gertrude worry about Hamlet's strange behavior. They suspect that Hamlet's strange behavior because of his father's death that makes him like a madman. And they decide to employ a pair of Hamlet's friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, to watch him. But Polonius, the Lord Chamberlain, saying different things about Hamlet's strange behavior. He says that Hamlet's madness is caused by a deep sense of Hamlet's love to her daughter, Ophelia. Claudius and Polonius plans to spy on Hamlet and Ophelia when they spoke. But they get a different result. Hamlet does not seem to love Ophelia because he actually dared to insult Ophelia.
Hamlet and Horatio have a great planning to prove that Claudius is the murderer of The King. He made a royal drama entitled Murder of Gonzago. In the play, there is a scene where the king's brother killing the king for the throne of the kingdom. When the moment of the murder arrives in the theater, Claudius leaps up and leaves the room. Hamlet and Horatio see his reaction; they agree that this proves his guilty.
Now King Claudius made frightened by Hamlet's madness. He was very afraid that one day Hamlet will kill him. Then he makes a plan to send Hamlet to England for its own security.
Polonius has a plan to eavesdrop on Hamlet's conversation with his mother after the play to hopefully learn more from Hamlet. Polonius has hidden behind a tapestry. Hearing a noise from behind the tapestry, Hamlet believes that Claudius is hiding there. He draws his sword and stabbed to the body of Polonius. Because of his crime, he is immediately sent to England.
As his father's death at the hands of Hamlet, Ophelia’s lover, makes her very sad and also make her crazy. Finally Ophelia drowns in the river and she dies. Polonius's son, Laertes, who has been staying in France, returns to Denmark in a rage. Claudius convinces him that Hamlet is to blame for his father's and sister's deaths. Laertes is very angry with Hamlet and swears to avenge his father and sister. He will kill Hamlet with his own hands.
The cunning Claudius uses this opportunity. He plans to make a sword fight between Laertes and Hamlet. Laertes’s sword tip will be given a deadly poison. He hopes when it comes to Hamlet’s body, will be able to kill Hamlet. He also will provide poison drinks for Hamlet as his second plan.
Horatio and the king receive letters from Hamlet indicating that the prince has returned to Denmark after pirates attacked his ship en route to England. Hamlet returns to Denmark, but before he goes to the place, he attended the funeral of Ophelia. He scrapped with Laertes there and told him that he just loves Ophelia and very loves her.
Back at the castle, he tells Horatio that he believes that one must be prepared to die, since death can come at any moment. He says "To be or not to be".
A Foolish courtier named Osric arrives on Claudius's orders to arrange the fencing match between Hamlet and Laertes. He also announce to Prince Hamlet that he have to fight a duel with Laertes. And Prince Hamlet agrees it.
The fight starts inside the palace. Hamlet wins it in the first round. Claudius asked Hamlet to drink the poisonous drink but instead the Queen Gertrude drinks it so that make her paralyzed and eventually die. Laertes’s sword has pierced Hamlet’s shoulder. Hamlet also manages to paralyze him. Laertes says that Hamlet will soon die and King Claudius is responsible for all of this. He had poisoned Laertes’s sword and Hamlet’s drink that has made the death of Queen Gertrude. Hamlet with his anger towards King Claudius and stabbed him with the poisoned sword. He also coerces him to drink that poisoned beverages. And it make King Claudius can not breathe anymore.
Before dying, Hamlet asked to Horatio, his best friend, that he would die in the highest honor, and Horatio must remain alive to tell this tragic story to everyone. Then, Hamlet closes his eyes forever with a smile in his face.
Young Fortinbras of Norway from Denmark managed to get Denmark easily. He is really appreciating Prince Hamlet with a magnificent funeral.

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