James Bond's return to MI6 headquarters sparks a lot of questioning from his boss M in the movie Skyfall. "Where the hell have you been?"questions M. Bond replies with wit, saying, "Enjoying death. 007 reporting for duty." Seeing as Denmark is in a time of excessive espionage and trickery, it was easy for me to connect Skyfall to the current state of our great nation. In the film, a former agent of the MI6 named Silva is planning to bring the organization to its knees by assasinating M (the boss) and her top agent of old, James Bond. After an explosive is set off by Silva at headquarters, MI6 must act quickly or else their public perception will be going down the tube.
This kind of devilish trickery has been too common in Denmark in these rough times I fear. I have been away from Epsilon castle but I have heard terrible things from my Lord Hamlet. From Hamlet, I hear that everyone is spying on everyone nowadays. Polonius is spying on Laertes to make sure he is not up to no good in France. "You shall do marvelous wsely, good Reynaldo, before you visit him, to make inquire of his behavior," (2.1.3-5). Polonius appears to be up to no good, also falsely warning his daughter from becoming to attached to my honest Hamlet. Hamlet may have pulled a stunt, for I do not believe him to be mad. "My lord, as I was sewing in my closet, Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced," (2.1.77-78). My liege has always been a smart man and I believe he just wishes for everyone to believe he is mad. Abroad, Fortinbras acts like he is wishing for peace but I do not believe he should be trusted. "With an entreaty, herein further shown, that it might please you to give quiet pass through you dominions for this enterprise," (2.2.77-78). If Claudius truly trusts Fortinbras, then he is surely a fool. He responds to Fortinbras by saying "It likes us well, and at our more considered time we'll read, answer, and think upon this business," (2.2.81-82). I believe that very little thinking is going on at all. Lastly, after the meeting with the ghost, I am under the impression that Hamlet has been looking at his uncle in a very spiteful way. Recently, a troop of players came into town and Hamlet wished for them to perform a very specific play on murder. I can't help but think he is up to something deeper. "The play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king, "(2.2.583-584).
As I said before, when having some downtime at the castle to watch Skyfall, I couldn't help but draw similarities between the movie and reality. When questioned, James Bond says his hobby is "Resurrection". This led me to think about how my Lord Hamlet is tryiing to revive this once great nation of Denmark. While it is not out in the open yet, something is terribly amiss in Denmark and we all can feel it. Another line I was drawn to was spoken by M, who said, "Regret is not part of our profession." While I do not know what exactly is going on, I can't help but notice that Claudius has done something to effect my liege Hamlet. If Hamlet believes he has a need for revenge, he must not think about regret when coming to a decision about what to do about his feelings.
With so much still amiss in Denmark, those around me are resorting to devilish trickery in order to meet their needs. Hopefully everything comes out into the open soon so that something can be made of this mystery.
Horatio
Horatio,
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry to say I am apart of this "devilish trickery". I am not only doing it for my own needs, but I am also helping my father and the King. I am to spy on Hamlet, and I think it is for the greater good, "I hold my duty as I hold my soul, / Both to my God and to my gracious king." (2.2.44-45). The King wants to know what is going on with his son, and I too want to understand what is going on with my beloved Hamlet.
You see he came to my chambers all crazy and such. "Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced; / No hat upon his head; his stockings fouled, / Ungartered, and down-gyvèd to his ankle; / Pale as his shirt; his knees knocking each other; / And with a look so piteous in purport / As if he had been loosèd out of hell /To speak of horrors—he comes before me."(2.1.78-84). He scared me to death! You really think I'm just going to watch him be a madman without any answers. I don't think so, I agreed to it for the safety of this kingdom. You say that there is something amiss in Denmark, well you're right. I believe it to be Hamlet, unfortunately, I want to see if I can find out what is going on, so I can help him. Do you understand? I am doing this because everyone needs it. I wouldn't do it otherwise. I even don't like the idea of it, but I must, it's my duty as a daughter, and as a citizen to the King.
♥ Ophelia