On Wednesday March 5th, Ms. Whitley gave us a class project. it was based off of Hamlet's meeting with the ghost and telling Horatio that he is going to put on an "Antic Disposition" We had to listen to two songs, "Madness" by Muse (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq9zhpBweDk) and "Time Keeper" by Grace Potter & the Nocturnal (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Am6NS05pZH0) and compare it to Hamlet's character. She asked us some very excellent questions at the bottom of the lyrics sheet that gave us a chance to experience how Hamlet may be feeling.
I personally feel that the comparison between Shakespeare's era and modern times through music helped me comprehend the text a lot better. If you feel the same way, leave a little reply.
So I ask the question now? As Ms. Whitley put it.
In "Madness", the lines "And I, I tried so hard to let you go,
But some kind of madness is swallowing me whole, yeah
(Ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma-ma...)" really related to Hamlet's position about King Claudius's and Gertrude's hasty marriage. To me it represents how he just could not get over that, and how he used it as a jab at them every time.
In "Time Keeper", the lines "Time Keeper, I thought I'd have it right by now, Time Keeper, Everything's still spinning out, I'm undone" really relates to Hamlet's indecisive nature towards killing King Claudius. He wishes he would have done it before, yet he makes up all kinds of excuses to actually do it.
In this nature Hamlet really reminds me of Mordecai from Regular Show. He kept trying to make Margaret his girlfriend but never had to courage to. he kept making up excuses as to why he never kissed her.
So now I ask you two questions:
1) Can bringing a shocking truth to light impact a person's mental state?
2) If you're prisoner to your feelings, can it keep you from taking action?
P.S. G-Dragon (K-Pop Idol) has a song, CROOKED, that also reminds me of Hamlet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAHy8r5-kpc
I agree with you kemoy. I believe that the music that was presented to us by Ms. Whitley really showed connections with the play. I would like to point out that in "Time Keeper," the lines "Breaking out of the cage But before the beast can get away There goes another day" relates to Hamlet preparing himself to avenge his father's death by taking severe actions on Claudius (killing him) before Claudius has a chance to get away for his crime. Hamlet procrastinates his revenge day by day, just as the song lyrics say "There goes another day." It is really great that there can be connections made with not only just literature, but through art, music, tv shows, movies, etc.
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