Just Let It Be

  
        I have viewed all of the "To Be Or Not To Be" speeches and this is my view on most of them:


        To be honest the Brahna version disappointed me to the max!!! In a way from all the previous scenes, this scene has definately been the weakest of them all.  Even though I didn't like it much or agree with the way it was depicted I must say that there were a few good things I found in the performance of this scene.  The  backwards mirror was a great way to show that he was talking to himself and trying to decide which road to take whether it be the road to life, or the road to death.  

         My favorite version is the Mel Gibson version of the "To Be Or Not To Be" speech .  The setting  highly relatable because he sit in the catacombs and contemplates his death and his eternal resting place it's highly dramatic.  I also love when he begins to look upward almost like he is speaking with God and asking God for the answers to his questions.  

         The Ethan Hawke version caught my attention and took me aback because the actor did not decide to speak until he was nearly halfway into the speech, it was more like he was thinking the whole time instead of reciting his lines.  I find it interesting that he is in a public place though it shows how insane Hamlet just might be.