What an interesting task! You have lots of options with a
project like this. I think it probably makes sense to take one of the minor characters
and add a piece to the play that reveals his or her perspective to a greater degree.
Here are a few suggestions:
1. What is Ophelia thinking
after Hamlet's strange behavior during the play within a play? He had told her "get
thee to a nunnery" just a scene before, but his talk was very suggestive in this scene.
What does she make of this?
2. How do Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern feel about their doing the king's bidding and betraying their friend
Hamlet? Do they have any second thoughts? What are their motivations? Are they ever
suspicious of the King?
3. What is the pirates version of
the story? How did the attack go down? Why? Why do they believe Hamlet and do his
bidding in regards to the letters he wants delivered in Act
4?
No matter what you decide to do, it is important that
the scene starts with a connection to the actual events and language of the play. This
will help create an interesting and logical continuity to the actual
play.
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