April 2011
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“Rory played his role so intimately — that made me realise you can still act...”
– Benedict Cumberbatch on Rory Kinnear’s performance in Hamlet
Source: http://londonersdiary.standard.co.uk/2011/01/benedicts-stage-inspiration.html
(via solitary-cyclist)
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Day 4 - fuck marry kill
Who would you choose to fuck, who to marry, and who to kill?
(30 days of Hamlet / rebloggable version)
Fuck Ophelia - We can go to a nunnery together.
Marry Horatio - He’d probably cheat on me with Hamlet but I don’t really care. He’s good husband material.
Kill Polonius - Such a tedious old fool.
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Hamlet comparison →
myhumaninteractions:
Hamlet (1948) feeds on the murder/revenge/consequences aspect to create a beautifully shot, noir inspired version. Gamlet (1964) is a Russian interpretation that is very desolate and contemplative compared to the others. The film opens with long shots of desolate countryside and seaside images, and during his key monologues on mortality, Hamlet goes into these empty expanses...
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Day 3 - Choose your death
Which characters’ death would you most and least like to die by?
(30 days of Hamlet / rebloggable version)
I would like to die like poor Yorick, offstage and without a fuss.
There are many deaths in the play I would rather not die by, but at least I would not want to get stabbed by accident while hiding behind a curtain.
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Hamlet
as Told on the Street
by Shel Silverstein
(submitted by letslipthedogsofwar)
Now Francisco and Bernardo, they was guardin’ the castle, Leanin’ on their spears, not lookin’ for no hassle, Havin’ themselves a brew or two, When out in the night they hear wooo-wooo-wooo. And here comes this ghost, lookin’ ragged and rank, In a rusty suit of armor,...
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Day 2 - Your favorite scene
(30 days of Hamlet / rebloggable version) Act III, scene 4, because of this moment: HAMLET: Now, mother, what’s the matter? GERTRUDE: Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended. HAMLET: Mother, you have my father much offended. GERTRUDE: Come, come, you answer with an idle tongue. HAMLET: Go, go, you question with a wicked tongue. I love they play on pronouns, the affectionate thou and...
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unsuborsuper asked: Can we have a rebloggable version of the 30 Days list? Pretty please?
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30 Days of Hamlet, Day 1
1. If a line was going to be tattooed on your body, which one would it be?
“I have that within which passeth show.”
I actually did consider getting this one tattooed, after I finished my thesis production of Hamlet.
submitted by rinwins
Anonymous asked: 30 Days of Hamlet
1. If a line was going to be tattooed on your body, which one would it be?
2. Your favorite scene
3. Which characters’ death would you most and least like to die by?
4. Who would you choose to fuck, who to marry, and who to kill?
5. Your favorite adaptation
6. If you could end the play differently, [how] would you?
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1. If a line was going to be tattooed on your body, which one would it be?
2. Your favorite scene
3. Which characters’ death would you most and least like to die by?
4. Who would you choose to fuck, who to marry, and who to kill?
5. Your favorite adaptation
6. If you could end the play differently, [how] would you?
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Anonymous asked: “More matter with less art”
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Hamlet text adventure →
This is awesome.
March 2011
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