Many of William Shakespeare's plays contain entertaining music. Music is added to plays and films to further create an image with the audience, creating a mood, whether suspenseful or calm. For Hamlet, Frank Bridge, a British composer, created a piece that would bring to life the scene of Gertrude's lamentations after the death of Ophelia. Looking at the rhythm, tempo, key signature and orchestration of Bridge's piece, There is a Willow Grows Aslant a Brook, we can set the mood in Gertrude's reactions and spirit as she was suddenly struck by the realization. This piece of music is instrumental and brings out the instruments as voices to create the mood of the scene. This piece begins with a very regular tempo, going quite slowly and going until the pause. Additionally, as the piece begins, there are increasingly complicated rhythms and the dynamics suddenly increase and fade, giving the audience a feeling of confusion, which is what Gertrude would have felt at that moment. Being a mother and watching another child die is terrifying. This part of the piece uses...