Prosecution

Something is truly rotten in the state of Denmark. 

Unfortunately our Queen has failed us. She has forgotten our justice system and unfortunately has conspired to rid us of our dearest of princes; Prince Hamlet. 

In Act three scene Four, line 220, to be exact the first scents of conspiracy to murder can be deduced. Claudius comments with Gertrude on sending Hamlet to England, to not have to deal with his "madness."  Claudius, Gertrude, and Polonius coincide in spying on Hamlet´s conversations and then promising Hamlet of never opening her mouth to Claudius.  Then after Polonius´s murder in Gertrude´s presence Claudius confirms that Hamlet´s death will come by sending him to England. ( Act 4 Scene 4) 

In consequence not only conspiracy to murdering her own child will be prosecuted but also Obstruction of Justice, Negligent Murder, and Habeas Corpus will be present in the prosecution. 

Obstruction of Justice will held on the accounts of Act four scene 1 where in Gertrude´s presence Claudius orders Rosencrantz to hide the body in the Chapel so the trial system cannot be executed. 

Habeas Corpus will be pressed on the accounts of Act four Scene four where in the presence of Gertrude, Claudius orders Hamlet to England, besides sending him off to his death, Gertrude does nothing to stop Claudius from evading the right to a fair trial for the murder of Polonius. 

The prosecution will call to the stand: King Claudius, Polonius, and Rosencrantz to prove the case. 

After conspiring to kill her own son and evade our blessed constitution whose purpose is to serve all citizens with a righteous justice system; Queen Gertrude should face a minimum of one life sentence in prison. 

Thank you Your Honor and God Bless Denmark. 

Mother

Experience. In This American Life, there is one question that produces the "freshness" as the Daily Herald described the essence of the play. The question is: what are you in for? That simple five worded questions packs in the trigger mechanism for the revival of all sentiments and experience from all the inmates in the High- Security Prison.
All the feelings that spark by the simple question brings back and touches the feelings of even the most "evil" of criminals. These feelings are what make Hamlet a custom-fit to the inmates. All the inmates can dwell on the actions that put them in prison, many with regret. Therefore the "reading" of Hamlet causes a much different connotation compared to your typical "free" American. The inmates can connect to Hamlet´s perplex state of mind, in fact, not even seven minutes into the podcast and an inmate, after disclosing his crimes said at that very moment of his life "...I was confused...¨ All the inmates had also in one stage of their lives endured such bewilderment and the sole cause of such bewilderment was: "To be or not to be...To rob or not to rob...To kill or not to kill...¨ All these questions have been the cause of their misfortunes, individuals who weren't able to cope with their perplexity, unfortunately they decided "To be" or it may not be so unfortunate for Hamlet fanatics.
One can think of the inmates as the new "voices" in Hamlet´s head, not so much as in a paternal aspect but as a life-coach. Knowing the causes and effects when in complex mental situations the inmates by how they read the lines can try and put Hamelt on a path they deem to be the most viable option. Their own experience can help Hamlet´s figure question Shakespeare´s lines more appropriately.

As Pink Floyd once begged his mother for guidance in a world of nuclear siege. Hamlet can now turn to the five voices of experience to choose how he expresses himself in times of trouble.

Walk the Walk?

The underlining question in both works,J Alfred Prufrock and Hamlet, comes down to the simplicity of whether  it is worth it or not? Eliot uses  "Do I Dare" while Shakespeare uses "To be or not to be." Both authors illustrate young men possessed with the eternal curse of doing or not doing. Both characters are afraid of what consequences will come due to their actions. Nevertheless each character manifests their crisis in a different manner. 

Sexual distress is a blemish that both Hamlet and Prufrock endure throughout their odysseys´s. In an age where most men should flourish in both their sex-life and liberty to chase after whom ever they choose both men are placed under a chastity-belt. Both men; whether it be Hamlet´s perverted jokes to Ophelia or Prufrock´s craving for a "cheap night" indicate a resentment towards society. A resentment that starts to form a blood-shot blindness, an obscuring red that signifies hate towards human society. In Hamlet´s case it is hard to fully interpret his true intentions, due to the fact that his perspective on being the Prince of Denmark impedes him from showing true emotion, from being a human. Thus leading to the eternal speculation that what may really be behind Hamlet´s rage towards society might be the jealousy that his uncle to away the biggest love of his life, Gertrude. The reader is left to puzzle the pieces together. 

On the other hand, Prufrock´s bombardment of emotions leaves the reader wondering if so much thought is actually healthy. Prufrock opens himself up to the public, he does not doubt whether to state everything he feels contrary to Hamlet. But what both fail to do is act. Neither Pruforck nor Hamlet ever act on their maladies, as some say "they talk the talk but do not walk the walk." While both criticize  society´s maladies, Shakespeare and Eliot make it clear that their characters are the personification of society´s true problems. While one cannot even make up his mind to kill himself while others die by the thousands for nothing. The other questions love when asking "What is it?" as though afraid of getting hurt when not having the slightest idea of what love really is. 

When reaching the end of both works, just when the reader is convinced that the message of the play is dare to act, everyone dies. Thus leaving the questions: why? why bother suffering if at the end every one dies? why try to change society? Prufrock closes by saying that "till human voices wake us, and we drown." Hamlet ends by the death of even Hamlet himself. Neither Hamlet triumphs on his mission of vengeance not even Prufrock´s lover survives because with the first hint of transparent humanity, no one stays afloat. Both authors leave the audience with a terrible or better stated insufficient grounds to conclude what society should do. Or maybe it shouldn't do anything at all.