Hamlet Essay #2, Body Paragraph #2

Tennant's lighting selection is more plentiful. Possibly, the more light there is, the more anger Hamlet expresses when in front of an audience. The light is vertical as well as many of the architectural features of the spacious room that they are in. The floor that Hamlet kneels down on has a dark tone and it is so clean and clear that it reflects light almost as much as a mirror does. When Hamlet is speaking to Claudius and Gertrude with the court as an audience, the background behind Hamlet is very dark and there is only a small looking arch. On the contrary, behind Claudius and Gertrude the background is a capacious well-lit room. In a similar way to Olivier's film, the potency of the light increases when Gertrude approaches Hamlet to talk about her concerns in an intimate way.