Fat Ham

 Watching Fat Ham was definitely a memorable experience. The play was much different than what I had expected but very entertaining to watch. Hamlet and Fat Ham both had several similarities and differences that made each play unique while simultaneously showcasing the theme of figuring out one's place in life. 

The one thing that struck out the most was the different approaches in terms of vengeance. Although Juicy and Hamlet were both “tasked” to avenge their fathers they both had different appeals towards their fathers. Hamlet almost immediately felt pain and sadness for his father and started curating a plan while Juicy felt more pressured or assigned to avenge his father because his father didn't approve of his mother and uncle. Juicy was such a complex character with so many dimensions to him which made his conflict to avenge his father not more difficult than it was for Hamlet. 

For the majority of the play ( especially during his monologues ) Juicy is presented in different soft tones such as pink and purple whereas Hamlet is almost always given a dark luminous aura. To a certain extent, I think that also portrays their view on the situation. Hamlet was miserable for a long period of time which inherently tortured him and caused him to wonder the question “to be or not to be” making him more and more depressed. On the other hand, Juicy’s conflict lasted for about 1 evening during which he kept going back in forth about how he could possibly kill his uncle and now father Rev.

Juicy's character was also much easier for me to understand compared to Hamlet's especially because I didn't need to translate and decode every single sentence and phrase to understand whether Hamlet was happy or not. 

Regardless of approach, I loved Fat Ham and it was a really nice modern adaptation of the more traditional Hamlet.