Mohamad Maarouf1111021077ENGL103/SEC E 3-3:50Dr. Alan HickmanDrama PaperCompare and Contrast the Play Hamlet and Zefferilli's FilmShakespeare is known for his genius and well-written plays, and many of his plays have been made into films and plays around the world. Having a play turned into a film makes it more interesting as effects are added and the language is updated. However, the film versions of the play “Hamlet” have not been mastered as perfectly as the written version. William Shakespeare's “Hamlet” and Franco Zeffirelli's film version of the play share many characteristics, such as characters and the basic story. However, in remaking the ghost scenes, Zeffirelli uses narrative and cinematic techniques to create a suspenseful atmosphere and create feelings of pity for “Hamlet.” Zeffirelli makes obvious changes by rewriting the plot of the work, through the setting of each scene and the dialogue. Starting from the plot of the play, Zeffirelli changes the plot and rearranges Hamlet's actions so that he can immediately get to the heart of it. action that happens with the characters. The actual show begins with some minor characters all standing together and discussing seeing a ghost. The reason that scene was created is to establish the conflict arising from the beer production problems in Denmark. The audience knows that trouble is happening because the king is repeating the battlements with the guards and the guards have seen ghosts walking among these battlements at night. In addition to that, the action that takes place in the scene establishes the idea of... middle of paper... how a character feels. Hamlet, for example, was followed by the camera and was observed from many angles; you could see the sweat on his face. Therefore, showing these details on Hamlet's face allows the audience to show sympathy towards Hamlet. In conclusion, Hamlet in the play and Hamlet in the film have so many common features such as story and characters, yet the film differs from the play in so many ways such as deleting parts of the script, changing the setting of some scenes and mixing the language of Shakespeare with an updated language. Although many things were contradictory to the actual show, the idea of ​​turning the show into a movie helps the audience create a perfect image of the characters in their heads. In addition to that, having effects in a film, such as sound and light, helps build a more exciting story than simply reading a story..