"Animal I Have Become" - Three Days Grace

“Animal I Have Become” – Three Days Grace

I chose this song, Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace, to be related to the play of Hamlet, specifically with main character Hamlet. This song relates directly with the play and the situation of it because Hamlet is passing through a lot of things that reflect what the song is saying. Everyone in the play thinks that Hamlet has turned insane, including himself. Madness is flowing through his veins and he can’t resist that feeling.  A series of events are the ones responsible for the craziness of Lord Hamlet. For example, the death of his father, the fact that his uncle killed his father, the love for Ophelia, the weakness and stupidity of his mom because of forgetting about his long-time husband and accepting marriage from his uncle Claudius that fast, and the anxiety for revenge. 

I can't escape this hell
So many times I've tried
But I'm still caged inside
Somebody get me through this nightmare
I can't control myself

This part of the lyrics, express how the character is going insane, and cant control himself anymore. Hamlet passes through these problems because he is sometimes doing things without thinking in the consequences. He can’t control his actions anymore.

In general the whole song the insane state that Hamlet is passing through and that is the main reason I chose this song.