Shakespeare's plays are always open to interpretation; this is seen clearly through several movie versions of his famous play Hamlet. ... In Branagh's version of Hamlet, the ghost is portrayed as a feared figure that instigates fear in Hamlet and is the main driver for Hamlet to avenge his father's death. ... Instead, Zeffirelli rearranges Shakespeare's order of the early scenes, and he adds scenes not in the play. ... As in the play, when Horatio and Hamlet first meet up, Horatio tells Hamlet about the ghost on the battlements. ... When Hamlet and the ghost go off on thei...

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The greatest shining example of this however, would have to be William Shakespeare's greatest tragedy, Hamlet. ... This is something that Shakespeare leaves fairly ambiguous. ... The Branaugh version takes place too late to have properly fit Shakespeare's vision because they use advanced bolt-action rifles in the movie, which were invented long after Shakespeare died. ... This is one of the plot holes left by Shakespeare that is also not addressed by the film. ... Horatio and the guards in this scene act with exactly the fear described by Shakespeare. ...

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