- Laurence Olivier, 1948, cut, with some additional lines added. ("This is the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind.")
- Franco Zeffirelli (Mel Gibson as Hamlet), 1990, GREATLY cut, with some scenes rearranged.
- Kenneth Branagh, 1996, the FULL TEXT of Hamlet. This one is set in a 19th century European palace.
So...what do you think? What did you notice that was interesting or irritating, or that pushed you towards one interpretation or another? Feel free to talk about the text, the way the text was cut, delivery of lines, visuals, acting choices, costuming, setting, special effects, or...really, anything you can think of that helps explain what you think. Feel free to compare and contrast, or to look at one scene alone. Feel free to write your own comment or to reply to one of your classmates. I ask only that you:
- Write at least five sentences of substance. (More is great.)
- Do more than echo a classmate--come up with your own thoughts, even if they are a response to someone else's thoughts.
- Say something interesting.
- Have reasons for the things you say that are based in what you saw and heard in the films.
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-Mrs. Swan