Final Document Assignment

Complexity of Young Hamlet’s Mind

On the Collage of Hamlet’s inner thoughts, there are many images and symbols that represent each item in Hamlet’s complex mind. First, there is the head of Hamlet himself, open to his thoughts, such as murder, hence there is a dagger and his head is placed on the bottom of the collage to show that it begins with just his thoughts and progresses later on. There are also snakes and fire, which symbolize hell and evil such as the character Claudius. I also decided to add two birds, white and black which can symbolize both love and hate, or good and evil. There is also a holy cross, since he is religious, and going to heaven or hell is very important to him, so killing Claudius at a moment of mercy was not acceptable, and it is placed in the centre, since that is one of the most important values for Hamlet. There are also a few clocks, to represent the time that he is wasting by procrastinating to kill Claudius that leads him to his death eventually. The skull represents death, and his thoughts on how once a person is dead, no matter whom they used to be in life, they are all food for the worms. The rope represents suicide since he contemplates the act many times throughout the play, and the mouse trap represents the production of “Mouse Trap” to catch Claudius. It also shows his father wrapped with a snake which symbolize how Claudius (the serpent) took over old Hamlet’s life in a malicious manner. The major point in this collage is his thoughts and debates on doing the right thing, or the wrong. It also shows Hamlet within Hamlet, because he thinks about his doing, and his actions also have to be thought of.