Hamlet Movie Essay: Intro Paragraph

In BBC's depictions of Hamlet acted by Derek Jacobi and David Tenant, there are subtle similarities between the two movies, but also very distinct differences. This relationship is expressed through a short scene in Act II of the play where Claudius and Gertrude are effectively interrogating Hamlet to rid of his sorrows following the loss of his father, Hamlet Sr. While there are clear differences between the production dates of the movies, there are also similarities regarding the relationship of the characters. Not being a feature film production company, BBC specifically does not have an extremely large budget to produce a grand setting in this scene; thus, even though the scenes are filmed in public settings, it is not extremely grand. However, while there are not superficially large settings, there are evident differences between the relationships between Hamlet, Gertrude, and Claudius. While Hamlet in both the movies express a demanding and attacking tone towards Claudius and Gertrude, there are evident differences regarding his relationship with his parents. In both BBC versions of the movies, while there are clear similarities in the public setting, ultimately the differences lie in the triangle relationship between Hamlet and his newly married parents.