So i was listening to a few Killer songs with my girl yesterday and she was astonished when she heard Happy Ending. She then began to explain numerous parallels between the song and Hamlet.
To list a few from what i know/can remember.. (I haven't taken a literature class yet...)
-The chorus is representative of the "To be or not to be" of hamlet, the most famous lines..
-"I am on the verge of insanity but I'm competent" Quite similar to the question of whether Hamlet was insane or was concious and aware of his decisions.
-"Think about all the love i lost because this quest is about a mill" In Hamlet at some point the question is raised what Hamlet, and all those involved could have been if he didn't have all of the negative things going on his life, nearly nothing for education, his uncle murdering his father etc etc...
-A larger parallel is Hamlet had a family that cared about eachother but then began to feel betrayed by them, his mother etc etc and then finally Ophelia, his wife, which was the final straw... quite similar to Tech with his wife and him feeling 'betrayed'
- "When I croak I just hope I won't be descending" Hamlet spoke at some point to someone, i believe his uncle the king, that I hope i don't go to hell but if i do ill see you there... similar..
I could go on and on about parallels found BUT
The question i have for Tech N9ne is... Did you write this song to parallel Shakespeare's Hamlet purposely????????
Either way if Tech N9ne did, then holy shit I am astonished, that is quite a feat, one of the most remarkable things Tech has done with his music imo,
and if he didn't its still unbelievable the amount of parallels that can be drawn... If anyone can add on please do i am hella intrigued..
To list a few from what i know/can remember.. (I haven't taken a literature class yet...)
-The chorus is representative of the "To be or not to be" of hamlet, the most famous lines..
-"I am on the verge of insanity but I'm competent" Quite similar to the question of whether Hamlet was insane or was concious and aware of his decisions.
-"Think about all the love i lost because this quest is about a mill" In Hamlet at some point the question is raised what Hamlet, and all those involved could have been if he didn't have all of the negative things going on his life, nearly nothing for education, his uncle murdering his father etc etc...
-A larger parallel is Hamlet had a family that cared about eachother but then began to feel betrayed by them, his mother etc etc and then finally Ophelia, his wife, which was the final straw... quite similar to Tech with his wife and him feeling 'betrayed'
- "When I croak I just hope I won't be descending" Hamlet spoke at some point to someone, i believe his uncle the king, that I hope i don't go to hell but if i do ill see you there... similar..
I could go on and on about parallels found BUT
The question i have for Tech N9ne is... Did you write this song to parallel Shakespeare's Hamlet purposely????????
Either way if Tech N9ne did, then holy shit I am astonished, that is quite a feat, one of the most remarkable things Tech has done with his music imo,
and if he didn't its still unbelievable the amount of parallels that can be drawn... If anyone can add on please do i am hella intrigued..