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Do you agree that a production of Hamlet should lead the audience to sympathise with the younger generation and despise the older? Consider how the relationships between parents and children might be presented, focussing on at least two scenes for more de
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Maria Wright Hamlet Coursework March 2002 "Do you agree that a production of Hamlet should lead the audience to sympathise with the younger generation and despise the older? Consider how the relationships between parents and children might be presented, focussing on at least two scenes for more detailed discussion." Relationships between characters of the younger and older generations is a main focus and central theme of Hamlet. The play differs from convention in that older characters are generally found to be the ones who have acted wrongly or who have made mistakes. The younger generation, Hamlet included, tend to act according to what they believe to be morally correct and appear to have a greater conscience and sense of justice. Generally, productions of Hamlet present the younger generation in such a way that the audience would feel sympathy with them and disgust at the actions of the older generation. However, there are exceptions to...
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