Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been adapted to screen versions and theatrical interpretations. The movie of the same name, starring Mel Gibson as Hamlet, introduces a strong, intelligent, and outright character. The actor has managed to render the emotions, atmosphere, and experienced endured by the Danish Prince. Despite different contextual feeling, Gibson manages to interact with other characters, as well as how reflect the atmosphere of the scenes directed by film director Franco Zeffirelli. The close relation between Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Zeffirelli’s version of Danish Prince is still distinguished by depressed mood, extreme violence, and unexpressive representation of scenes. Unlike Shakespeare’s representation of Hamlet in the play, Mel Gibson is presented less expressive, yet depressed and discouraged by her mother and his uncle, who are suspected in his father’s murder. The explicit and superficial depiction is particularly represented in the famous monologue of Hamlet that Gibson’s hero pronounces with calmness: “To be, or not to be, that is the question:”/Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer/ The siblings and arrows of outrageous fortune,/or to take arms against a see of troubles” (Shakespeare, Act III, Scene 1, lines 63-65). In the play, this monologue could be interpreted as a desperate call because Hamlet is not confident about his decision, whereas Hamlet in the film seems to know the answer to this eternal question. There is a certain discrepancy in the way Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Gibson’s hero unveil the tragic style of the play. The revenge tragedy traditionally focuses on the murder of a close friend or a relative followed by the revenge. In the movie, Gibson’s hero deliberates on sense of life in general rather than on the death of his father. He is not interested in investigating the reasons and, therefore, this version “transcends the convention of revenge tragedy because Hamlet contemplates not merely revenge but suicide and the meaning of life itself” ( Hamlet, Prince of Denmark 1584). This assumption is justified by the scenes from the movie because many of the dialogues and monologues reflect Hamlet’s internal experiences and his searching of the self. More about Hamlet Why does Polonius think Hamlet is mad? 5 1817 Which Details in Hamlet Reflect Elizabethan Society? 5 2113 In What Sense is Hamlet Wrong in His Plotting Against and Killing of Claudius and in What Sense He is not? 5 678 What plot event prompts Hamlet to become suspicious and resentful? 5 375 Which words best describe Gertrude in act 4 of Hamlet? 4.4 540 Which excerpt from act 5 of Hamlet best provides evidence of the rules of society are often based on wealth and power rather than fairness? 5 161 Most of the representations of Hamlet fail to provide the plot line that is similar to Shakespeare’s version. This is of particular concern to the depiction of Hamlet’s relation to his mother. Specifically, in the play, the Danish Prince expresses his contempt toward his mother and hatred toward his uncle. In the movie, this feeling is amplified by jealousy and, therefore, the prominence of women in live of Hamlet is highlighted. Focus on Freudian representat