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the whole play is just the office but emo

bit of a stretch of your imagination methinks

really? i thought the opposite. Looks forced and rigid to me.

@Wayne Wallace the genius of shakespere's work is that it wasn't meant to be done in any specific way. It's open to interpretation (for the actors)

@Wayne Wallace I get you, my point is that the performance doesn't also have to be twisted and complex, you can play it relaxed..I didn't think he did

@Wayne Wallace Even before he speaks he's nervously picking his nails. He's constantly fiddling and just generally looks rigid to me. Thats the basis of what i'm saying

Yes. Good point indeed. Without losing much of the cadence and music of the words. And such an elegant, beautiful face. Not keen on time-shifting productions in modern dress, however. Probably economical.

XD, watch the whole play youd like the twist

Claudius has always been, to me, a conniving bastard whose need to end Hamlet's grief is selfish and stupid.

I don't think it's about his grief in an interior sense. Claudius wants Hamlet to show public approbation of his kingship. It's about the political role C wants H to play.

This is how I felt watching the Josh O’Conner/Jessie Buckley version of Romeo and Juliet. Same words but performed in a way that feels very modern. I really enjoyed it.

Counterpoint: the other characters in the scene are supposed to be distant, unapproachable and stoic, that's part of the conflict between them and Hamlet. They want him to be more like them.

Anelisa Huff dude his father died two months ago ofc he’s goth

I thought was very well done. Want to watch the entire thing!

@@dokidoki719 Me too! This is the version of Hamlet which is closest to my perception of it. I hadn't liked Andrew Scott much before I saw soliloquy and this. It's perfect, I want the whole thing!

I came to the comments just to talk about that look. Shade…

I laughed

@@stelianajasmine8960 you mean, you expelled air through your nose?

and that is why hamlet is so good.

...as OF a father

We don't want the play to be a half hour long, with everyone cutting straight to the chase.

In other words: "People die! THAT'S WHAT THEY DO." ~ James Moriarty

they're honestly just saying "suck it up and be a man why are you so cripplingly gay hamlet"

That's Wild Bill Shakespeare

Haha don't worry. There are far too many native English speakers out there who have no idea what they're saying either.

@@alannacarlson6715definitely, very difficult. english has evolved a lot since then, pretty soon this will sound like an entirely unique langue from ours.

i think also because later in this version polonius gives laertes a watch, and they're meant to be an opposite to hamlet, so the watch might be from his father :O

Someone uploaded a bootleg of the full play of this version a while back, and it’s implied that it’s Hamlet Sr’s watch that Young Hamlet keeps fiddling with

not just a bracelet - it's implied to be his father's watch

I read that as "had me hard" hahahha

You would be surprised how easily Shakespeare comes.

It's supposed to. Much like how it angered Hamlet. Because of what Hamlet discovers later on. He'd come back to Denmark to mourn, already suspicious of the circumstances. Claudius needs Hamlet on his side. Even though he stole the election for King (Denmark had an elected monarchy, where the lords picked the next King), he still needed the legitimacy of having Hamlet on his side. Even with an elected monarchy, there would have still been nobles who would have agitated for Hamlet to succeed over Claudius. And probably still are. If Claudius can get Hamlet to his side, then it would leave the dissenters to Claudius' succession without cause. If Claudius can't get Hamlet to his side, then it leaves the question of succession still open. While it's an elected monarchy, it was still unusual to not choose the designated heir of the previous monarch. It would have bred discontent. Gertrude knows this. Claudius knows this. Everyone in court, who is in Claudius' camp, knows this. And if they can't get Hamlet on their side, then they need to remove him from the country until Claudius can further entrench his claim and sire an heir to rival Hamlet.

@@GenOberst basically this. the only thing I would add is that Hamlet was perhaps not just angry at that point but straight up depressed. understandable given that his father just died. and then he's got folks pretty much telling him that 'boys don't cry' and he did the required 3 days blah blah so move on (if you've seen Downton Abbey consider the whole thing with Mary regarding Patrick's funeral. but the court is Mary). Hamlet's words are as much trying to explain his depression to everyone as everything else. but they don't get it and we move on to him basically saying "well perhaps i should just die"

@@ctfangirl i think they do get it, they're just moved by guilt to pressure him to "get over it". both the mother and the uncle could "just move on" if -everyone- did kind of thing.

Yes I found it very soothing myself.

@Vincent Bate They usually are bullied for being feminine and "unmanly" so it makes sense, actors use facets of their personality to play their characters. I found it an interesting little analysis, why the attitude?

Vincent Bate I realize it sounds crazy, it just flashed on me when I saw it first. Of course it is just an interpretation, not the literal meaning of Shakespeare’s words.

lacathastrophe Yes I do. You can find a torrent online.

I'm sorry :D what is a torrent?

Step 1 Download µTorrent. Step 2 Google; Kickasstorrent Hamlet (Almeida, Andrew Scott, 2017) (720p HD, soft Eng subs). Step 3 Click on the first link. Step 4 Don't click on the big "download" button. Step 5 Click on the "download torrent" just above it with a crown to the left of it. Step 6 Accepte that µTorrent will open the file to download. Step 7 Wait.. Step 8 Download is complete Step 9 Enjoy ps: it's not really legal but there is no legal way to get a copy.

@@olger05 I couldnt even manage to download torrent

@@olger05 Thank you so much!! 🤗

I know biology and I know it’s not possible so don’t even-

there are illegal ways to find it but hopefully it will end up being added to the National Theatre Live streamings that are happening on their channel. they just added two new titles to the list so it seems they are still trying to sort out deals to show stuff at least until the UK theatres are allowed to reopen

Torrents online

cnnrmcllstrnovowels it’s meant to be witty and wry, you’re good to laugh!

Yes... and I'm trying to figure out who he's suppose to be. 🤔

@@annaoffive laertes

I want to know that too, please if you found it or still searching let me know I beg

I believe that's exactly the analogy that Henry Irving used when discussing his 1893 performance as Hamlet in an interview with The Times.

It's Luke Thompson, he plays Benedict in Bridgerton