[Character Assignments] Hamlet: Bryan Horatio: Will Rosenkranz: Michael Claudius: Will [Intro: Horatio] You are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge [Verse 1: Hamlet] Straight outta Denmark, crazy motherlover named Hamlet From the gang called bruthas Wit Attitudes When I'm called off, I got a sawed-off Swing my blade and bodies are hauled off You too, boy, if you funk with me The guards are gonna have to come and get me Off your ah, that's how I'm going out For the punk motherlover
HAMLET REVISITED THE SUMMARY: The story unfolds with the untimely death of king hamlet of Denmark, followed by a supernatural sighting by the the guards of the palace. After further enquiry , it was found that the ghost resembles king hamlet. Now, enters Prince hamlet, returning from his studies abroad. He is filled with hate and anger against his mother for marrying his uncle, who now sits on the throne. When the supernatural sighting was reported to hamlet by his trusted friend horatio, which
performance of it.” To prove whether or not this statement is true, two questions must be answered: Does Hamlet’s quest that he received from his father’s Ghost indeed qualify for a “great action?” and Is Hamlet “unfit for the performance of it?” Goethe was indeed correct in his assessment, Hamlet is a testament to what happens when fate is not on one’s side and throws a hardship at someone who is not prepared for such a task. In the matter of defining a “great action,” one must find the context and
The movie begins with the burial of King Hamlet, who mysteriously died. Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, wastes no time in marrying Hamlet’s uncle, Claudius. Hamlet is deeply saddened and angered by this and he shows his anger toward his mother throughout the play. One night, Horatio and a pair of watchmen discover a ghostly figure roaming the castle that resembles Hamlet’s dad. They tell Hamlet of their discovery, and he decides to go on watch so that he might see this ghost. Once the men venture back
William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet is one of the first known portrayals of the renaissance view of the individual as something complex and fascinating. This view is expressed in particular through the main character Hamlet, who is shown to have multifaceted and occasionally contrasting thoughts, and whose actions are heavily influenced by this. What makes Hamlet such an interesting character, especially considering the time the play was written, is the fact that he is not a wholly good or wholly bad
one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, Hamlet is quoted often in a variety of settings. Nearly every educated person in America or otherwise can recognize and place the famous “To be or not to be.” (III.i.63) However, it is apparent that many of those who take time to read the full work are disappointed by its gruesome, tragedy of an ending. They must be unacquainted with the idea that a tragic play ends with a tragedy. In truth, the conclusion of Hamlet is a logical one brought to pass by Hamlet’s
4. William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, can be considered a metafiction as the author uses not only the play within the play to act as a commentary on entertainment not being intended for every audience member, that plays and other forms of drama are driven towards a specific audience, but also Hamlet himself to show the differentiation in styles of acting and interpretation of plays. Shakespeare expresses this concept with the play within his play and Polonius’s reaction to the players soliloquy
Currently holding the record for the fastest backwards performance of Hamlet, at 42 seconds, is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged), written by Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield of the Reduced Shakespeare Company. After being first performed at the Criterion Theatre in London, 1987, it became one of the most popular productions in the world. On September 19th, 2015, this play was presented by the members of the Shakespeare Festival company in Woodward Park, California
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is widely known as an Elizabethan revenge tragedy, however beneath the surface of this title is a transcendent play exploring universally primordial concepts of the human condition. Hamlet continues to challenge audiences within the modern milieu through a weighted commentary on the ubiquitous facets of existence and survival whilst under the insidious forces of corruption and morality manipulation. Hamlet allows us to foster an understanding through the study of Renaissance
mother and an uncle rather than of a king, queen and a prince and precisely that is the reason why it gets universal and very relatable. A prince is supposed to be very sure of himself, always knowing what to do when but doubt and uncertainty is Hamlets middle name. He is confused, infuriated and hurt. Similarly, Claudius does not act as audaciously as a king should. He does not kill his brother openly but assassinates him secretly. All his actions are furtive which alludes to the fact that he is