"Hello" by Evanscence

Playground school bell rings again

Rain clouds come to play again

Has no one told you she's not breathing?

Hello, I am your mind giving you someone to talk to

Hello

If I smile and don't believe

Soon I know I'll wake from this dream

Don't try to fix me, I'm not broken

Hello I am the lie living for you so you can hide

Don't cry

Suddenly I know I'm not sleeping

Hello, I'm still here

All that's left of yesterday

I think that the song relates to Hamlet throughout the book with its depressing tone. The majority of the song is very soft and the singer sounds as if she is whispering. Then towards the end, she raises her voice and is a lot louder. This can be seen as mirroring Hamlet's transition in the play towards a more decisive character. The lyrics are also relevant to Hamlet at the beginning of the play, when it says "don't try to fix me I'm not broken." At the start of the play the Queen tells Hamlet he needs to stop mourning as if he is doing so excessively, but he has only been mourning for a month. Instead the Queen should in fact be mourning longer. The "rain clouds" that come to play again can be seen as all the misfortune that occur in the play like Polonius' death, Ophelia's death, King Hamlet's death.

Act 5

Now my dear Ophelia has killed herself? I did not mean to make her mad! I had to interrupt Laertes as he was wrongfully crying out his grief for his sister to the Gods! How dare he! No one can match my love for Ophelia! No one! I will fight til my death for her! I had to leave to prepare for my revenge.

"Here, thou incestuous, murd'rous, damned Dane,/Drink off this potion." (5.2.334-335)

Victory! I have killed Claudius! I forced him to drink his own poisoned drink after I defeated Laertes! Now I can die as I am content that I sought my father's revenge. Although as I lay here dying, I feel bad for my mother who had to die, not knowing of the poisonous drink. But Claudius finally got what was owed to him! 

Act 4

I just got rid of Polonius' body :) the smell wasn't that bad. Now I cannot trust anyone, not even Rosencrantz and Guildenstern who were once my close friends because they are now spies for Claudius. I told Claudius where I laid the body only because of his excessive questioning.
"O, from this time forth/My thoughts be bloody or be nothing worth." (4.4.67-68)

Again I have been embarrassed! This time by Fortinbras who takes his men to war for meaningless land! While I have done nothing to avenge my father. Enough is enough! I shall seek revenge for my father from now on! I must be decisive and avenge him! While away on my journey to England I was captured by pirates! They are now bringing me back to Denmark and during that time I have thought of a plan to kill Claudius! No one will suspect a thing.

Act 3 (Part 2)

I finally had my chance! He was kneeling down, alone in prayer. But then he would go to heaven and I, to hell. I chose to pass up my opportunity and after I thought I had killed him! But I was wrong it was only Polonius hiding behind the curtain. Oh well, he deserved it since he was intruding in my business. After I couldn't hold it in anymore, I had to let my mom know how I felt. I told her of how shameful it is that she went from a man like the old King Hamlet to Claudius! Such a downgrade is more than madness! But the ghost reminded me of my task and so I left my mother to be as I prepared for England. Soon I will get revenge!

Act 3 (Part 1)

"To be, or not to be, that is the question" (3.1.63)
Should I continue living in this world full of pain? Or should I just easily kill myself and end all suffering? But what about the afterlife? Is there one? That uncertainty is daunting and I would rather bear the burdens of life than fleeing towards others that are unknown. After contemplating on suicide, I carried out my plan and the play was acted out. Aha! The ghost was telling the truth! Claudius left the play in anger! I will get my chance soon to avenge my father!

Act 2 (Part 2)

"O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!" (2.2.541)
I am ashamed now, after seeing this actor summon all his emotion over something that is meaningless to him! And yet here am I, saying nothing, doing nothing, after I have all the right reasons to act! What if the actor had my motives? He would drown the stage with tears! I am a coward. But no, I shall act! I will put together a play that is similar to my father's death! Aha! Then I can see how Claudius reacts and decide whether the ghost was telling the truth! Then I will be able to seek revenge for my father!

Act 2 (Part1)

I have recently met up with Ophelia and I pretended to be mad. I tried my best to appear crazy by having my vest undone, and stockings down to my ankles. I didn't eat so my face would appear pale only to add to my appearance. Then I grabbed her by the arm and just started, I stared deep into her eyes. After I left and I think my plan worked. Hopefully she believes I have gone mad for her so that she can tell everyone so that no one will suspect my true intentions! My plan is going along just fine :)