Thesis: The two Hamlet movies differ in Major Relationships, the Settings, and the Director's Choices.
Depiction of Major Relationships:
Kenneth Branagh's movie:
1. Claudius and Gertrude: Hug each other, Holding hands. Gertrude seems to suspect Claudius of something. When he was talking to her once, she refused to talk to him.
2. Hamlet and Ophelia: Passionate, and they care about each other. It is suggested that they slept together. Ophelia and Hamlet seem more mature because they are older.
3. Hamlet and Gertrude: A little bit of abuse, and disrespect towards Gertrude when Hamlet was pretending to be mad. In the end, he does care about her because he talks about repenting her sins.
4. Hamlet and Claudius: Hate each other, there are a lot of awkward pauses. Claudius wants Hamlet dead.
Franco Zeffirelli's movie:
1. Claudius and Gertrude: More passionate, incestuous. Kiss each other a lot, Gertrude seems to love him.
2. Hamlet and Ophelia: More formal......
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