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| David Tennant as Hamlet on PBS |
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| Patrick Stewart as Claudius, left, and David Tennant as Hamlet. Annie Tang, former PCC student, now at UCLA, and former attendee of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival told us about some great Shakespeare productions online at PBS. See Hamlet and, not to be missed, Macbeth, both shown on PBS and streaming online. David "Dr. Who" Tennant has the lead in Hamlet; Patrick "Star Trek" Stewart appears as Claudius in Hamlet and in the title role of Macbeth.  A big thank you to Albert Carranza for finding this link of Bart Simpson as Hamlet. Hamlet, above, kills Polonius, at left. |
Great acting and interesting setting with the modern clothing.
ReplyDeleteAngela Liu
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David Tennant as Hamlet; Oh, I must see this! I loved him as Dr.Who! Haha. And Patrick Stewart, too! Amazing! This version of Hamlet was absolutely made for me! Thanks for posting it!
ReplyDeleteChristine Hovhannessian
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And be on the look out for Patrick Stewart's Macbeth, coming to the nearest PBS station (tonight for KCET-PBS viewers!). -Annie
ReplyDeleteAct III scene 1 pg 830 lines 97-130
ReplyDeleteWhat did Ophelia give to Hamlet and why did she give it back?
Act III scene 1 pg 828-829 lines 60-90
Why does Hamlet want to kill himself?
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ReplyDelete"Frailty, thy name is woman!", What is Hamlet referring to?
Act III Scene I Line 102 Page 830
"Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind", What does this mean? How is it a reflection of Hamlet's and Ophelia's relationship at this time?
Act III Scene III Lines 35-96 Page 845-847
While Claudius is praying, Hamlet has the opportunity to kill Claudius. Why does he choose not to?
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Act III Scene I Line 115-118 Page 820
Why does Hamlet lie to Ophelia about his love for her when he really does love her?
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- Why doesn't Hamlet trust Ophelia's actions and why does he ask her, "Ha, ha! Are you honest?"
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- Who is this young Fortinbras character that the king refers to in his first monologue?
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- What is the reason for Hamlet treating lord Polonius like a fool all of the time?
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- Why is it so important for Hamlet to explain why and how a speech should be played by an actor?
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- Why does Claudius really try to send Hamlet with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to England? - Was this deed supposed to be a secret kept from queen Gertrude?
Hamlet explanation- I believe that Hamlet does truly love Ophelia and tries to convey some of his feelings for her in this scene. But that through the discourse of his acting he realizes that vengeance is going to cost him his life. So the only way Hamlet sees he can protect Ophelia from realizing his mad scheme is to shun her love and tell her, "Get thee to a nunn'ry." This would keep here away from the corrupted atmosphere of the palace. (Page 828-830: Act III, Scene 1, Lines 57-137)
Hamlet explanation/clarification- I believe that Hamlet loved Ophelia very much and although he acted as though he was "mad," he was still in his right mind to try and protect her from the horrors that was happening in the court. He told her to go to a "nunnery" so that she would be ignorant of Hamlet's revenge plot against Claudius and so that she herself would not tell Polonius his plan and the real reason of why he was pretending to act crazy. To protect Ophelia and to save her from future harm, Hamlet acted cruel against her so she would pull away from him and go away from court. (Page 830: Act 3, Scene 1, lines 112-115 & 120-127)
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ReplyDeleteif anyone interested here is the simpsons Hamlet clip
Albert, Thanks for posting. I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDelete--Christopher McCabe