This playlist is to show a summary of events that occurred during the play of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.

1. Hamlet is brought to the ghost of his father.
Pink Floyd - What do you want from me
I chose this song because its a hard song but soft at the same time. The tone and beat of the song is very mixed and a little confusing like Hamlet was during that entire seen of the play. Also, the background singers are very crucial because it reminded me of the thoughts going through one's head. The lyrics at also very fitting for the scene too. This was the moments before Hamlet sees the ghost of his father and what he was thinking as he is going to see him.

Important lyrics:
You're so hard to please
What do you want from me

Do you think that I know something you don't know
What do you want from me
If I don't promise you the answers would you go
What do you want from me
Should I stand out in the rain
Do you want me to make a daisy chain for you
I'm not the one you need
What do you want from me

2. Hamlet devoting himself to seeking revenge for his father’s death
Trapt - Stand Up
I chose this song for this scene not only because of the lyrics i selected but because of the aggression in the song. Hamlet was so mad when his father told him he was murdered. The aggression in this song also seems to be uncontrollable just like Hamlet's. This represent Hamlet's reasoning and motivation for his revenge and the moment after hearing the news that Claudius was the one that killed his father.

Important Lyrics:
I have had enough
Walk away before I finish what you started
Face to face I will push you in your place
End this game before I finish what you started
Face to face everything will change

3. Hamlet enters into madness
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
I chose this song because I feel like this song is perfect for showing someone's enter into madness. Hamlet goes crazy when he devotes himself to seeking revenge for his father's murder. The tone, beat and lyrics in this song are exactly what I wanted for this scene in the play. At this point in the play, Hamlet has entered the initial stages of madness and how he works himself up about Claudius killing his father.

Important lyrics:
Mental wounds not healing
Lifes a bitter shame
I’m going off the rails on a crazy train

4. Claudius fears for his life
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
I chose this song mainly based on the lyrics. The tone of the song does have a very paranoid feel and that was the feeling Claudius had grown after realizing that Hamlet knew he was the one who murdered his father. This is when Claudius was hiding from Hamlet after watching the play Hamlet put on showing someone murdering a king.

Important lyrics:
When I come home at night 

I bolt the door real tight 

People call me on the phone I'm trying to avoid

Well, can the people on TV see me or am I just paranoid

5. Hamlet kills Polonius by accident
Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy
I chose this song because of the sadness and depressive tone. The lyrics also suit the scene in the play too. Hamlet is shocked and depressed that he let his paranoia take over him like to kill Polonius and this song is suppose to represent Hamlet realizing the consequences of his actions.

Important lyrics:
Take these things, so I don’t feel
I’m killing myself from the inside out
And now my head’s been filled with doubt

6. Hamlet is banished
Green Day - Boulevard of Broken Dreams
The lyrics in this song is one of the main reasons I chose this song to represent this scene in the play. This song is also pretty heavy and depressing like the scene in the play. This song is suppose to represent Hamlet's feelings and mental thought process during this whole ordeal of being banished.

Important lyrics:
I'm walking down the line
That divides me somewhere in my mind
On the border line of the edge
And where I walk alone
Read between the lines
What's fucked up and everything's alright
Check my vital signs to know I'm still alive
And I walk alone

7. Ophelia Kills Herself
Papa Roach - Last Resort
I picked this song because of all of the aspects of it. The lyrics are very meaningful and fit well with the scene. The tone is very aggressive which is what she was feeling in her final moments. This song is suppose to represent Ophelia's state of mind before she killed herself.

Important lyrics:
Would it be wrong?
Would it be right?
If I took my life tonight
Chances are that I might
Mutilation outta sight
And I'm contemplating suicide

Cause I'm losing my sight
Losing my mind

8. Sword fight between Hamlet and Laertes
Drowning Pool - Bodies
This entire song is why i picked it for this scene. I felt this song fit this scene perfectly. It is a very angry and aggressive song and the lyrics represent fighting. Also, the aggression in this song is perfect because of the hate and anger that Hamlet and Laertes had for one another during the sword fight. At this point in the play is the actual sword fight between Hamlet and Laertes.

Important lyrics:
(entire song)

9. Everyone dies/is killed
Foo Fighters - DOA
I chose this song not only because of it's lyrics but because of its tone. It is an aggressive song but calming at the same time. I liked how it has a little anger in it because all of the characters died in anger. This is the moments after everyone had died.

Important lyrics:
It's a shame we have to die my dear
No ones getting out of here, alive
This time

What a way to go, they have no fear
No ones getting out of here, alive
This time