The Role Of Hamlet

Benedict Cumberbatch played the role of Hamlet and did quite an amazing job. "To be or not to be, that is the question." This sayings is one of the most famous sayings made by Shakespeare himself. To Benedict, it is not an easy role. You have to find the needs to say the line which can be difficult at times. You cant just say it, you have to let the audience know that you mean it. The reason its spoken by one person to the audience rather than it being thrown into a conversation is because hamlet himself gets a lot of empathy from everyone in the audience. You have more people listening and more people getting involved in the situation with just one mans point of view rather than multiple ones. With multiple points of view your focus can wonder from person to person. But in this scene the whole purpose is to have everyone's attention on hamlet and feel for him as he tries to explain himself.