Hamlet: Act III Scene1

"To be or not to be" the most famous line in English literature. Hamlet is contemplating what to do. At this point Hamlet knows his uncle has killed his father. So in the soliloquy Hamlet is contemplating weather or not to kill himself out of frustration with the entire situation.

From the very beginning of the scene it is easy to spot Hamlets indecisiveness, so the best way to portray it would be to display a very unsure/uncertain Hamlet. Hamlet is clearly coming from a very dark place, placing him in a dark room by himself would only help further portray his indecisiveness making the scene dark and cynical. Further adding to the dramatics of the scene dressing hamlet in dark clothes only adds the dark place Hamlet is coming from. Very low lighting and hamlet speaking slowly and softly would only make it seem more dramatic.