Hamlet Prince of Denmark Under Trial

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HAMLET, THE PRINCE OF DENMARK, UNDER TRIALDe Tampau Maria Amelia

Prologue(Argument)

Hamlet:They called me prince of Denmark

They called me under trial

They want to show Im the darkSide of me, myself and Ill

Prove I am the one

Who tests the man and plan

A play to make all of themConfess their deeds to a mad man.

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Judge:

What he did, what was doneWere the deeds of the lawful one?

Was he the son that sought revenge

Over his father death until the hedge?Is he the prince of Denmark who

Through his deeds slew his foe?

Was he the usurper who only acted

In order to obtain the throne he wanted?He is a prince, a son is too.

He had a strategy or twoOr more as he the madness playedAnd theatre used to reveal the dead.

And all those who were near him and evil

To test were put like in the Medieval...

Now the lawyers may approach

Near me, beside the bench.

The District attorney:

Now, your honour, we shall see

The truth that is meant to be.How this Hamlet, prince of Denmark

Behaved not like he should have

How his acts were of a commonHow he was no prince, but man.

The defense lawyer:

He is son, son to a father,

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Who is worthy of revenge

And he couldnt let another

Make the justice he did pledge.

Judge:

Now we call Hamlet, the princeAs a witness to his deeds

Hamlet:

In front of God I swear

To be honest and be fair


Is it worthy for a prince

Not to respect his country law?

To question everything he saw

Follow a shadow by all means?To find a purpose in the shadows

Words of pain of fathers woesIs it worthy for a prince

Just to follow his own law

Disregarding all the things

Tell us, we would love to know!

Hamlet:

All I wanted was to seeIf the shadows really HE

Or my father rests in peace

In my heart and memories.And Ive proved it in a form

In the play that they performed.


To prepare a sinful play

To convince yourself this way

Was it legal for a princeNot to trust and do such things?

Hamlet:

I hoped the ghost lied to me

I trusted in kings purity


Tell me please, what do you think

Is it normal for a prince not to follow his own king?

Why to doubt his acts

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And try to see how he reacts?

What did you expect to meet

The king down kissing your feet!

Hamlet:

Wasnt treachery at allWas the truth they covered all

Through the play I have revealed

Than I wanted the king killed.


A prince should never loose control

He should be strong and firm for allNot overwhelmed by his own feeling

And rage himself to do such killing

Hamlet:I killed Polonius, its true

Even if I didnt want to.


You were sent in England, true?

The king wanted to get rid of youAs you put his life in danger

For all you became a stranger.

Hamlet:

I was sent, but to my death

I found out after I left


As soon as you came back,Didnt wait, and just attack

Laertes, Polonius son

Isnt that what you have done?

Hamlet:

Yes, I know how I behaved

For the woman that I lovedBut I couldnt stand my rage

Thats why Laertes I engaged


Impulsive again you were

Accepting Laertes duel, sir

Not a prince is to accept

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The impetus of hatefulness

Hamlet:

It was honor to defend

He provoked, I took a stand


It was a villainous thing

For a prince to kill his kingIs not legal, its unlawful

To kill a king is most awful.

Hamlet:

Claudius killed my father

He himself, no other

So I took revenge

As I made my pledge

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The defense lawyer

It is moral that a son

Mourning his fathers deathSee him just like he had done

Its his right, it is his debt

Isnt it?

Hamlet:

It is.

The defense lawyer

Any son would seek a methodTo find out about this matter

Have you thought much about it

Hamlet:

Yes I did, indeed ,indeed

The defense lawyer

You observed with tears in heart

The hole play, each part, each part

You hoped your father wasnt killedBy the king, but it was real

Tell me Hamlet how you felt

Hamlet:

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Oh! I thought my heart would melt

The defense lawyer

You were sent to see your death

But returned unharmed instead

Why did the king send you to this

Hamlet:

Because he thought with me it was no peace

The defense lawyer

I will ask you one last thing

What do you think about your king

Hamlet:

I dont care king or another

What sort of man would kill his brotherI dont care reason or none

He killed the father of a son

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Judge:

Its a controversial matter

Ill need to hear more from another

Therefore I call his mother

Gertrude:

Only the truth Ill tellIf not ,let me burn in hell

Judge:

As a mother to a son

What you think about his plan?

Do you think he was unfair

To his king, as only heir?Do you think his acts were lawful

Or in your mind he was awful

Gertrude:

As a mother I was sad

I thought that he got madAnd he was angry with me

Because I accepted his uncle beside me

And he scolded me for my deed

He explained where wrong could lead

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I understood but to late

It wasnt my fault, but fate

I am glad that by mistakeI drank the poison he was meant to take

He was right to kill the king

To restore the peace and hope to bring

Judge:

Thank you for your explanationNow lets hear another version

Ofelia:

On the bible now I swearOnly the truth to tell

Judge:

Ofelia you were in love with HamletYour heart to beat for him you let

Tell us about how he behavedWhen you thought he is to be saved

Tell the court and supreme jury

If he acted with more fury

Ofelia:

He used to send letters of loveHe used to be as tender as a dove

But something changed, but not in good

He didnt love me as he shouldInstead he treated me so cold

That I felt lost, ugly and old

He killed my father, he went madMy poor dear Hamlet, he went mad

Judge:

Now that your statement is doneLet me hear another one

Laertes :

I swear in front of the Creator

To tell the truth now and not later

Judge:

You, like Hamlet, lost a father

You should know about this matter

You wanted to take revenge

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There for you acted strange

Step by step you planed a plot

With the king you took a swordWhich you poisoned to be certain

You will revenge the death behind the curtain

Laertes :

Oh! Im sorry so I did

Thats the reason I was killedHis reasons I understand

I regret its at the end

I am son and so he is

He revenged and I am pleased

Judge:

Now Polonius will swear

As he is a man of fair

Polonius:

I swear only the truth to tell

Otherwise Ill burn in hell

Judge:

Polonius you are a father

What do you think about this matter?

Polonius:

For the matter of the murder?

My only concerns my daughter

IVFinal pleads:


Your honor, respected jury

Was the prince only a furyNever, nowhere, at no time

Killing kings was not a crime

That is all that I have saidI will let you to debate

The defense lawyer

Your honor, respected jury

In a way all things are blurry

All he did was as a son

All his deeds part of a plan

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Even the theatre stage

All of these just for revenge

Judge:

Now the jury must decide

Hamlets fate in our time.

The jury has decided

Hamlet is

Bibliography: William Shakespeare, Hamlet prince of Denmark, editia a doua,Editura

Pandora M, Targoviste, 2006

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