Hamlet - in 4 Minutes

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A visual explanation of the plot of Hamlet, a play by William Shakespeare.
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Created with Toon Boom Studio 8.1, a Wacom Intuos Pen Tablet, and a Blue Yeti microphone.
Images are from the 1996 film adaptation of Hamlet, directed by Kenneth Branagh.

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@emmamarlow5523 4 жыл бұрын

"Claudius is not feeling terribly safe at this point."

@prawiraagung4011 Жыл бұрын

and so he sent hamlet to brazil

@undeadpharoah 8 жыл бұрын

English homework, DONE!

@Verxnify 8 жыл бұрын

Lol

@technikal270 7 жыл бұрын

Thats why i was here too bro lol

@itxch1 7 жыл бұрын

Im doing it now LOL

@protoeuropeanhistorian7369 7 жыл бұрын

Tormund Giantsbane Me aswell wilding

@mauricioavalos7490 6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thats right

@LTJProductionOfficial 6 жыл бұрын

"Hey Claudius, you killed my father. BIG MISTAKE" - Hamlet

@allisonroggen7773 2 жыл бұрын

My name is Hamlet. You killed my father. Prepare to die.

@faisalkamal4319 Жыл бұрын

Claudius I have killed many father's who specifically

@kritiandsiddharthaswedding Жыл бұрын

My name is Hamlet, you killed my father now prepare to die!

@tjsMAR Жыл бұрын

"stay thy hand, fair prince" *Hamlet pulls out machine gun, "Who says im fair?"

@zandyzain6241 2 ай бұрын

"To be or Not To Be" "Not To Be"

@Anznz1 9 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to let you know that this actually helped me with my theater class. Thanks :)

@AltShiftX 9 жыл бұрын

Alex Cheers

@arianewinter4266 Жыл бұрын

there is a great song about it to, sadly in german so not that helpful to most but it helps with recalling the weird names ^^ Hamlet by the wise guys

@rohaankhan7523 Жыл бұрын

So how is it going right now

@wazzlopiok240 Жыл бұрын

@@AltShiftX can you cover calculus next

@viderevero1338 Жыл бұрын

@@rohaankhan7523 Lmao. They're not even in school anymore. Might even have kids now.

@GTAram855 9 жыл бұрын

So, a a quick resume of Hamlet: Everybody dies, and a Prince Ex Machina appears at the end to take the throne

@The_preserver_x16 3 жыл бұрын

Well they set it up in the first app

@animals523 11 ай бұрын

That is the best, shortest, straight-to-the-point description I've ever seen. I loved the picture explanation and the thought provoking questions at the end. I would love to see all of Shakespeare's works done like this so kids could understand the story concept first before diving into William's wonderful world of words. Thank you so much! A+

@OfficialRedTeamReview 9 жыл бұрын

could've used this couple of years ago lol

@natsudragneeljaydee1055 4 жыл бұрын

"Hello..... my Name is Hamlet of Denmark!!!!! You kill my father....prepare to die!!!!!" Indigo Hamlet Montoya

@mehis_meh2110 3 жыл бұрын

Naxus {teen} YESS!

@iFeloh 4 жыл бұрын

Thank. You. So. Much.

@farcastk0 9 жыл бұрын

Was this before or after the Targaryen conquest?

@akrybion 9 жыл бұрын

farcastk0 After, Hamlet is really a Targaryan king, the son of Rhaegar and his love interest. Although I think they will skip him in the show.

@evilthecat13 7 жыл бұрын

Which one?

@The7nUp 6 жыл бұрын

This was right after, Daenerys targaryen Dies, when Tyrion tries to rape her and in a forced turn of events she falls into precipice, course she did not die right then and there, but was later cannibalized by a group of wild Chimps from Hyrule...

@fuckingbeast9915 3 жыл бұрын

Hilarious 😆

@faisalkamal4319 Жыл бұрын

Hamlet is true Targaryen and Azor Ahai

@AtomicSquid_ 8 жыл бұрын

Oh man I love GoT but these educational videos are amazing, you explain everything briefly yet thoroughly. I loved the brain scan video. Make more of these please!

@AltShiftX 8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Bohorquez Cheers man! Yeah I hope to do more educational stuff in future.

@juliabrandon5779 9 жыл бұрын

I wanted to write to tell you that I linked this video in my literature class, and all who have watched it have really enjoyed it, so thank you for the topic starter; makes class pass by a bit faster if there is something interesting to talk about. I love all of your ASOIAF videos, but I think this is my favorite that you have done. I was wondering if you would consider doing more of these? I think that Othello or The Cask of Amontillado would be awesome, and I would love to see your explanations of these. Have a wonderful day!

@AltShiftX 9 жыл бұрын

Julia Brandon Thanks! I'm glad it was helpful. Yeah, there'll probably be more literature summary videos in the future.

@jennifergrasso8795 9 жыл бұрын

Yes, definitely do more like this. I struggled so much with Shakespeare so back in my school days so this refresher is great for me.

@NoName-lw1jn 5 жыл бұрын

Got an exam tomorrow.. this short summary will save my life

@finn_underwood 8 жыл бұрын

This video is abosulutely brilliant. I can now go into class tomorow and act like a smartassin in the discussions because I allready know what happens before we even start reading.

@LuxiBelle 8 жыл бұрын

What if Hamlet is Azor Ahai?

@tobiashatzebruch2407 8 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Alex-wm2hk 7 жыл бұрын

that might actually make sense :D if you see the scene in which hamlet talks to his father's ghost for the first time as him being reborn as a person with a new purpose. so the criteria are: -born under the bleeding star: his father was a beloved king, so star and he is dead, so bleeding and since he is a ghost at the time possibly floating above him. - amidst salt and smoke: most productions have some sort of smoke on stage when the ghost appears and it is also said in the text that the ghost leads hamlet to a cliff, to the sea, which is salty. - the red/bruning sword: here it gets tricky. hamlet does carry a sword a befits a nobleman of his time but we never get a detailed description of it. it might very well be red. but later he fights with another, poisoned sword. poison burns through the body and that sword also brings the play and the characters to their just end. - he needs a sacrifice: that would be either love itself or ophelia as a symbol of love. he gives her up and lets her die. it could also be himself if you say that the sword at the end only becomes lightbringer after hamlet has been stabbed with it, so his own life could be the sacrifice. -descended from the targaryens: like asoif, hamlet is plays in an alternate version of european history, now if we say that after the long night and the dawn and everything the world has been rebuilt then hamlet could be a descendent of daenerys. his hair after all is suspiciously blonde. so yes hamlet might be azor ahai after all, just like ser pounce :D

@teeja.meister8708 6 жыл бұрын

Go away joffrey go back to oblivion

@MercuryManProduction 9 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of stuff. Don't get me wrong, all the ASOIAF theories are great, but so was this. I just love the style with which you animate and narrate your videos. I will watch your videos, no matter what the subject it. Keep up the good work.

@ingrid2029 7 жыл бұрын

Love this clip! The quotes you give as it progresses are a really helpful and the summary of questions at the end are thought-provoking! 10/10😊

@eleanorpfeferman1608 Жыл бұрын

2023, yes, we do want more content like this!

@adamcauble3674 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see more summaries like this! Legit this was the most concise and straightforward summary!

@Claudius_Ptolemy Жыл бұрын

This is genuinely one of the best summary videos I have seen, I think you should make more of these on Shakespeare's plays.

@shortcakes7077 7 жыл бұрын

The Lion King was based off of Hamlet. That's why I love it ^ ^

@ildlyn8966 7 жыл бұрын

@SafwanNet 7 жыл бұрын

ahh

@Whitney2022 7 жыл бұрын

Zelber Wold omg never noticed that 😅

@garethdwright91 3 жыл бұрын

I've always heard that but I genuinely don't see many similarities.

@MonsieurMaskedMan 3 жыл бұрын

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@Dr-Med 9 жыл бұрын

Really great for students who are covering one of Shakespeare's works in class as it can be helpful to reference other plays. I'd love more of these about any classic works of literature.

@SameDaySharpening 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your hard work on making these! They're really good!

@yomommie Жыл бұрын

Watching this 8 years after it was posted after finishing station eleven where one of the main themes was Hamlet and that the things done in the past have an effect today. Thanks Alt Shift X for all the knowledge over the years especially this one.

@treystaton282 8 жыл бұрын

Alt Shift X You really have a gift. I look forward to all of your videos and you should do other series and explain them. You could make some serious money and help a lot of people with Shakespeare and other hard to read novels. Hamlet was amazing.

@Gigi-rj6pp Жыл бұрын

This is perfect! I have an audition for Hamlet today and I’m very nervous because I’m having a hard time understanding the story. This helped me make acting choices that make more sense

@monikasimova5724 4 жыл бұрын

Omg thanks! I just finished reading Hamlet for my literature exam and needed some clarifications :D Greetings from Czech Republic:)

@rahulgoshal4564 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, this was amazing, this saved me the trouble of watching the whole hamlet play for my next assignment. Thanks!!

@davidkglevi 7 жыл бұрын

As director/actor, I'm planning to put on a production of Hamlet in the summer of 2018, and this was a really fun summary. It's always intresting to hear would different people choose to pinpoint in Hamlet, since it's so nuanced and rich.

@someonelol4771 7 ай бұрын

did you end up making it

@davidkglevi 7 ай бұрын

@@someonelol4771 Unfortunately not. I haven't done it yet, I have done some other Shakespeare plays instead, though. And I also lecture on Shakespeare from time to time, so he is ever present.

@Sahebaaz75 3 жыл бұрын

Came here to know the original story after watching the Masterpiece "Haider". What an adaptation!

@mayankbisht7691 3 жыл бұрын

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@AltShiftX 9 жыл бұрын

+Reilly James Hey, I'm replying here because some Google+ nonsense prevents me from responding to your comment directly. Yes, I'd like to make a video about Melisandre, though I have no specific plans for one at the moment. Maybe as part of a broader video about Azor Ahai.

@reillyfreeman9866 9 жыл бұрын

👍, thanks for the reply

@timnakatz8843 9 жыл бұрын

I would really love to know more about Azor Ahai or the prince that was promised or Aegon Targaryen VI or The Night King. Any of these would be awesome, the way you layout the video is great, best theory site by far. Your channel is the only one I'm subscribed to :)

@mrthatguyam 9 жыл бұрын

Talk about the Polinious master plot and how he was the one who tried to get Fortinbras on the Throne.

@Abdultidus 9 жыл бұрын

Alt Shift X your videos are all awesome!!! PLEASE do a video anaylsing the questions you just asked at the end of this hamlet video (why does hamlet take so long to act, how much does gretude know etc). and PLEASE do ASOIAF Theory related to the letter Robb Stark had sent to Howland Reed!!!

@vetsjevetsje4370 9 жыл бұрын

Is this a tru story?

@brittneystewart723 4 жыл бұрын

I love this guys voice .... I could just learn an listen all day.

@SonnyNeal_ 9 жыл бұрын

Please do more of these kind of videos, genuinely interesting. Any chance you could do some of actual historical figures/events?

@AltShiftX 9 жыл бұрын

Sonny Neal Yup, I'm working on a history video.

7 жыл бұрын

Alt Shift X guess you never made that video...

@hazymorning1823 Жыл бұрын

I'd like to see more of this type of video!

@YeahhBoyee 9 жыл бұрын

Great video man! Im hyped for that Podrick video too though, lol

@AltShiftX 9 жыл бұрын

***** Haha one day.

@joncbs 9 жыл бұрын

***** Podrick is Azor Ahai, calling it right here and now

@matthewgoodman7588 8 жыл бұрын

+Yeahh Boyee POD the ROD

@moxbagel 9 жыл бұрын

Loved this. I'd like some exploration of various theories into Shakespearean plays in order to explore some of the depth there.

@zanastumasonis 8 жыл бұрын

out of all the summaries, this was the most clear. thanks!

@ticleasorin3223 5 жыл бұрын

This was amazingly good. I didn't expect this good of a video when clicking on it. Well done, good sir.

@drjaydeepchakrabarty 3 жыл бұрын

An excellent and flawless summary. More like this

@clasencoach Жыл бұрын

Wow, no wonder I have always felt overwhelmed by this classic. Your speed-walk-through at least helped me get a certain grasp on what is going on. Tagline: ‘It's complicated’.

@toosinbeymen6304 8 жыл бұрын

Love it. Good stuff. Nice work, Alt Shift X.

@qwertyraoul 9 жыл бұрын

Really great video, it has inspired me to finally read Hamlet. I hope to find an answer to all to questions you asked at the end.

@babyb3an3 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks now days of reading was rounded up in 4 minutes thank you🙏🏾

@cameronmckelvie81 8 жыл бұрын

Love the video man, would love to see more like this!

@SniebeI Жыл бұрын

Been watching the got videos for months now and while prepping for a literature exam this video got recommended. Didn't look at who if was from, recognised the voice and was so surprised. Thanks for the help!

@artmarashli Жыл бұрын

Wow i would watch this all day, crazy good job and well done. Short informative and fun. Just good job!

@mr.himanshu8707 7 жыл бұрын

really appreciating... awesome... short yet brief description... keep going

@katecrawford8327 5 жыл бұрын

Great, thank you. This will make Hamlet accessible for my ESL students.

@loganagle746 7 жыл бұрын

Can you make more videos like this where you summarize classic literature, potentially more Shakespeare, during the off-season for Game of Thrones? As much as everyone loves your GoT videos and as great as they are, I would love to see some alternate content on your channel during the off-season, and the Internet needs more videos like this. Any chance you will pursue that in the near future? Videos like these are a great benefit when it comes to the average joe becoming more educated on the history of literature.

@DiaXisHD 8 жыл бұрын

Please make more of this if possible.

@LaLeeRu 5 жыл бұрын

This is Brilliant! Please, please, please explain more Shakespearean plays! Thank you!

@MistaSmith 6 жыл бұрын

I watched three summaries and this is the best. So yes, more!

@stuffedanimalgf 5 ай бұрын

PERFRCT! thank you so much for also including quotes!!!

@theturtlepwn 8 жыл бұрын

This is a nice video. It would be cool if you made theory videos about Hamlet (or other complex literature) regarding the questions you laid out at the end, kind of like your GoT theory videos.

@dvaccaro96 8 жыл бұрын

Will you do more of these? This was awesome!

@Eggplanet96 6 жыл бұрын

THIS WAS AMAZING pls do more of these. I have to read hamlet and now I have an idea of what's going on!

@stellarusso6226 3 жыл бұрын

If only the names would have been shorter like “Hamlet’s mom, Sue and her new man Joe have their friends Bob and Bill spy on Hamlet”, I would have followed along better in school. But by the time we have talked about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Horatio, and Marcellus, Ophelia, Polonius and Laertes, I’m like 🤪🥱😴With all due respect to the literary works, but between the names and the old English, I am sure many kids checked out during English Lit.

@daisybtoes 3 жыл бұрын

Only a few characters actually have Danish names: Rosenkrantz, Guildenstern and Osric. Gertrude is an anglicized version of "Gerde", and Hamlet's name comes from the old Viking legend of "Amlet". Yorick has a Scandenavian ring to it, obviously. The other characters have Latin names ( except for Laertes and Ophelia, who have Greek names) as it was common during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance for educated people to assume Latin names to show how learned they were. Names like Bernardo can be either Spanish or Italian, but the guards are not actually Danes. Likewise, Hamlet's pal Horatio, is not Danish, but probably German. Wittenberg University is in Germany, and Horatio doesn't seem all that familiar with Danish customs.

@electricgepard2233 Жыл бұрын

@@daisybtoes Rosenkrantz could actually be german too, Same as guildenstern. Both are german words, as Tor Horatio, i dont really See a german influence.

@King_Steffon_II 7 жыл бұрын

love all your videos +Alt Shift X

@penderbayne 19 күн бұрын

Awesome, could have been 20 minutes longer. And regarding your question at the end: please listen to your heart and put out whatever content you’re personally deeply convicted about. Don’t worry so much about what we want, you’re our leader in this micro community and it’s your artistic sensibilities which guide the direction.

@delilah_md-phd Жыл бұрын

Please do more William Shakespeare videos. It's helping me.

@gaia1love 8 жыл бұрын

Would love to see more videos like this. Keep up the good vids :)

@Zoldyck08 3 жыл бұрын

This summary is great. I hope this video will guide me to our recit tomorrow.

@warrengday 6 жыл бұрын

Very good. Glad you used the Brannagh pictures. BTW The Ghost appears before R&G talk to Hamlet.

@redwarpaint 9 жыл бұрын

This is great, I'd love to see more summaries of classic novels and plays like this! Your style is perfect for distilling complex narratives in a fun and entertaining way. I'd be curious to see you tackle something like Catch-22!

@MaxQ2989 6 жыл бұрын

Good job ASX. Nice summary!

@m1punk 9 жыл бұрын

What is this Hamlet and Shakespeare you speak of? New characters in the latest GoT book?

@AltShiftX 9 жыл бұрын

***** They must be from Sothoryos or something..

@tictacufo3326 9 жыл бұрын

Alt Shift X lol lol lol

@merrittanimation7721 7 жыл бұрын

Alt Shift X I'd think they'd be from the Iron Islands

@oswarick7904 9 жыл бұрын

You have an amazing voice for commentating stuff (:

@tomsandstrom338 8 жыл бұрын

This video just saved my life.

@weraarias9255 7 жыл бұрын

The Ice Viper

@ranrann9153 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that was amazingly explained 👍

@asyoz 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more literature videos, and more Shakespeare videos. If you're taking votes - please do Merchant of Venice next, it's one of my favourite books. :D

@nikola9999100 6 жыл бұрын

Good job! This really helped me after literally not understanding a God damn thing when reading the actual book, you really did a great job with this video!

@ltshep713 8 жыл бұрын

It's amazing how short Shakespeare plays are when you take out everything save the events that move the plot.

@interp14 8 жыл бұрын

Simplesmente sensacional, explica de uma forma que até mesmo sem saber inglês 100% consigo compreender perfeitamente.

@PittsburghSonido 6 жыл бұрын

Just saw this play directed by ted pappas in Pittsburgh. For my first time seeing Hamlet, I really enjoyed it. The acting was spot on and I could tell I was going to fall in love with Shakespeare, but the story means a lot more to me now that I have seen as an adult.

@davehan241 Жыл бұрын

You should cover Station Eleven. They're all about the hamlet. Even 8 years on, this video is still a winner.

@myopenmind527 8 жыл бұрын

Love the GOT PLAYLIST but really think you should tackle all of Shakespeare's plays too (no pressure!) Thanks for the superb Hamlet summary. 👍

@tzaph67 7 жыл бұрын

Would love you to do more summaries like this - aswell as doing stuff in more depth. You could maybe give some links to high calibre Hamlet info too

@L0TI5_ 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. Really helps with the parts I didn't understand. :)

@theduckarmy1560 4 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you! You saved me on my quarantine homework. The only thing i need to do now is find 6 main points. This was a life saver

@lukaslambs5780 2 жыл бұрын

I’d love to see Alt Schwift X talk about this, I think his insight would really hit home 6 years later.

@thomasmaguire2215 9 жыл бұрын

Great length, very succinct.

@Bragison8 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice, keep up the good work :)

@looseho 8 жыл бұрын

I half expected a quick postscript to this video to say: "Oh, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstein are dead", just like the small PS they get in the play. There are some truly great lines and expressions in Hamlet. This summary's great.

@rockybalboa6626 Жыл бұрын

One of my favourite Shakespeare plays

@SeeYouUpTheRoad 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You I needed a brief reminder!

@darkmacintosh 9 жыл бұрын

Reading this in my AP Lit. class right now, thanks!!

@victorhristov7489 7 ай бұрын

This shit took me whole summer to read and you explained it in 4 miutes... Congrats

@SaintHierophant Жыл бұрын

I would like to see more summaries like this.

@_Ferko 8 жыл бұрын

I really love this, will you be doing more?

@squamish4244 8 жыл бұрын

And people think GRRM is original for murdering his characters...

@shortstuff780 8 жыл бұрын

humm...poison sword....viper much....glass of poison wine...purple wedding much...haha similarities are greatness. grrm is the best writer of our time

@Nickibee7192 8 жыл бұрын

+akshay verma surely you mean Shakespeare is as you believe GRRM to have borrowed so many ideas?

@shortstuff780 8 жыл бұрын

Nick Brenton well i did say of our time, and i don't know about you...but i wasn't alive doing the time of Shakespeare, but yes i love how he borrowed a lot from Shakespeare and used it to help him, both are great

@tomsandstrom338 8 жыл бұрын

+akshay verma Everyone borrowed from Shakespeare.

@squamish4244 8 жыл бұрын

The Ice Viper Tolkien did, with his "I am no man" speech by Eowyn. Macbeth obviously.