First of all, snaps to those who have been blogging over break...I am finally pulling myself together- at least enough to blog! haha
Obviously the grand theme of revenge stands out in Hamlet, but what I find to be epiphanic is the result of revenge, what comes from it.
When Hamlet has the murder of Gonzago performed, it must be an epiphanic moment for his mother and Claudius because they do not think that it would ever be uncovered. I don't know at the moment what sort of epiphany manifested them, but I would say it is an eerie epiphany that carries with it a negative energy. Chilling to say the least which all epiphanies are but this chill is so unlike the chill of any other epiphany. Awe...awful.
I thought of Mick when reading Hamlet (mainly towards the end) because he has an interest in love and epiphanies- in general the subject of love. When Ophelia drowns, the suffering Hamlet feels is so overwhelming. I can only think that in a moment like that because you have so much love for a person when something happens that is so tragic, that love creates an epiphany, an overwhelming realization of your love for them. I said above that when something Tragic happens, this feeling is created, but even in a wonderfully loving moment that is so great and happy, this feeling has the power to take over a person in a way that is truly epiphanic.
This idea of death in Hamlet is a bit depressing I must say because all of the deaths are preventative and quite unnecessary. I did enjoy Hamlet though, as I have before but it was more than just themes, it was the feelings and ideas that came from those themes leading to moments of epiphany.
Obviously the grand theme of revenge stands out in Hamlet, but what I find to be epiphanic is the result of revenge, what comes from it.
When Hamlet has the murder of Gonzago performed, it must be an epiphanic moment for his mother and Claudius because they do not think that it would ever be uncovered. I don't know at the moment what sort of epiphany manifested them, but I would say it is an eerie epiphany that carries with it a negative energy. Chilling to say the least which all epiphanies are but this chill is so unlike the chill of any other epiphany. Awe...awful.
I thought of Mick when reading Hamlet (mainly towards the end) because he has an interest in love and epiphanies- in general the subject of love. When Ophelia drowns, the suffering Hamlet feels is so overwhelming. I can only think that in a moment like that because you have so much love for a person when something happens that is so tragic, that love creates an epiphany, an overwhelming realization of your love for them. I said above that when something Tragic happens, this feeling is created, but even in a wonderfully loving moment that is so great and happy, this feeling has the power to take over a person in a way that is truly epiphanic.
This idea of death in Hamlet is a bit depressing I must say because all of the deaths are preventative and quite unnecessary. I did enjoy Hamlet though, as I have before but it was more than just themes, it was the feelings and ideas that came from those themes leading to moments of epiphany.
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