"Leave the gun, take the cannoli"-Clemenza
The Film The Godfather, "Don" Vito Corleone, the head of a New York Mafia "family", oversees his daughter's wedding with his wife Wendy. His beloved son Michael has just come home from the war, but does not intend to become part of his father's business. And just like Hamlet, The Godfather has the key aspects of Revenge and family.Through Michael's life the nature of the family business becomes clear. The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family. Don Vito lives his life in the way of the old country, but times are changing and some don't want to follow the old ways and look out for community and "family". An up and coming rival of the Corleone family wants to start selling drugs in New York, and needs the Don's influence to further his plan. The clash of the Don's fading old world values and the new ways will demand a terrible price, especially from Michael, all for the sake of the family.Don reminds me of Horatio in that he controls and runs the situations; is the helping hand.
Horatio: I seem to be the only one with common sense anymore. The only one with eyes that see, the ears that hear. Everyone seems to be missing the value of family and instead of recognizing the value, they betray each other. I am in fact witnessing it right now with Polonius. He has a spy following his own son “By indirections find directions out. So by my former lecture and advice shall you my son.” (2.2.66-68).
As stated before, in The Godfather, The business of the family is just like the head of the family, kind and benevolent to those who give respect, but given to ruthless violence whenever anything stands against the good of the family."A man who doesn't spend time with his family can never be a real man."(The Godfather). In Hamlet, Horatio is considered the watcher and the controller "Th' observ'd of all observers" (2.2.70). In The Godfather, Don considers himself just this "Today I settled all Family business, so don't tell me you're innocent, Carlo."(The Godfather). Don is torn between trying to get out of the mafia and the fact that his family keeps pulling him back in, it's a drama. Horatio is stuck as a helper for Hamlet more than a friend "What is 't, my lord? we will." (1.5.45). This also comes out with "Or then, or then; with such, or such; and, as you say," (2.1.48). If the focus was simply on revenge, i think that the protagonists in both are driven by the need to honor their family "Fredo, you're my older brother, and I love you. But don't ever take sides with anyone against the family again. Ever." (The Godfather). "More than his father's death, that thus hath put him so much from th' understanding of himself" (2.1.48).
If
the focus was simply on revenge, I think that the protagonists in both
are driven by the need to honor their family - See more at:
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If
the focus was simply on revenge, I think that the protagonists in both
are driven by the need to honor their family - See more at:
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-modern-day-movie-can-compared-hamlet-405194#sthash.04nLTsYY.dpuf
If
the focus was simply on revenge, I think that the protagonists in both
are driven by the need to honor their family - See more at:
http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-modern-day-movie-can-compared-hamlet-405194#sthash.04nLTsYY.dpuf
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