Performance Choices

Though I was not there for the performances of Hamlet, I really like Ashkan's approach in playing Hamlet. Compared to other portrayals of Hamlet, he acted with a much more casual, yet cautious tone, as if he was aware of the king as his adversary, and he intended to hide his true emotions(though I do not know if that was Ashkan's intention). But, if I had the chance to act in this scene(Act I Scene II), I would play Hamlet with a much more sinister tone, similar to the language of Branagh's or Doran's Hamlet. I would use the sinister, lively tone and subtly witty language, along with a physical and emotional detachment from the king and queen, that would perfectly lead Hamlet to emotionally release and reveal to the audience his emotional volatility and fragmented thoughts in his soliloquy.