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Post by Lily Ariel Linders on May 22, 2012 21:07:26 GMT 1
I will say I liked Julia Stiles as Ophelia, but that's just because Julia Stiles is a great actress anyway - and she can play almost anything. I was not a fan of that whole movie though.
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Post by Aerecura on May 22, 2012 21:52:23 GMT 1
Hullo, madhamlet, and welcome from a fellow newcomer! It's always a pleasure to meet another fan of the Bard's.
In answer to your question - I must say Branagh. Thought he handled the character admirably (although the Act 4, scene 4 soliloquy sucked, but hey, you can't nail 'em all). I might go so far as to say that Hamlet is the most difficult Shakespearean character to interpret well anyway.
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Post by madhamlet on May 22, 2012 23:36:30 GMT 1
Uh...I think it's the Professor of Shakespeare at Harvard, one Harold Bloom, who's been arguing for a long time that Hamlet is the only fictional entity that could be called 'human' where all others are mere creations. (Falstaff is a close second) The gist of his argument is that all other characters are because a creator chooses for them, Hamlet was Shakespeare's inevitability. He was 'born'. I think. It's a HARD book to read and Bloom comes off more than a conceited- that or he's had the discussion so many times he's forgotten that not everyone he's writing too were there for earlier versions of it; it's called 'Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human if you're interested.
Now go read my fic.
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Post by Aerecura on May 23, 2012 1:01:28 GMT 1
Uh...I think it's the Professor of Shakespeare at Harvard, one Harold Bloom, who's been arguing for a long time that Hamlet is the only fictional entity that could be called 'human' where all others are mere creations. (Falstaff is a close second) The gist of his argument is that all other characters are because a creator chooses for them, Hamlet was Shakespeare's inevitability. He was 'born'. I think. It's a HARD book to read and Bloom comes off more than a conceited- that or he's had the discussion so many times he's forgotten that not everyone he's writing too were there for earlier versions of it; it's called 'Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human if you're interested. Thanks for the recommendation - I'll check it out! I'm a bit of a youngin and have only acted in five Shakespeare shows so far (though I've read most of the others with the exception of the most obscure ones), so my education as far as Shakespeare shows go could always use some brushing up. Sir yes sir!
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Post by jklinders on May 23, 2012 3:25:49 GMT 1
Little late to the party here. Slogging away in that mystical "real world."
Welcome to the boards.
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Post by Mr. Glow on May 23, 2012 10:33:27 GMT 1
The MST3K one.
Welcome to the site!
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Post by madhamlet on May 23, 2012 13:00:39 GMT 1
The MST3K one. Welcome to the site! Wait. What?
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Post by Mister Buch on May 23, 2012 13:20:32 GMT 1
Ta da!
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Post by madhamlet on May 23, 2012 14:29:29 GMT 1
Ah, I thought you were referring to one of my MiSTs.
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on May 23, 2012 15:19:40 GMT 1
I know what ill be doing for the next hour and a half!
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Post by Mister Buch on May 23, 2012 18:57:41 GMT 1
That's one of my favourite episodes. Amazingly they managed to MST one of the greatest pieces of English literature. They had me laughing at 'It's Larry, Curly and Horatio!' in the opening scene. xD
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Post by Warhammer Gorvar on May 23, 2012 19:25:59 GMT 1
Hamlet is my favourite Shakespeare play, so when my net is a bit better ill watch it.
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Post by madhamlet on May 23, 2012 21:52:22 GMT 1
Despite the fact that it's awful, I have a soft spot for Titus Andronicus.
I call it 'Shakespeare's Tarantino Moment'. I'd call myself Mad-Arron but that'd be redundant, wouldn't it?
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Post by Tillian Panthesis on May 28, 2012 14:22:39 GMT 1
Welcome, sorry for the lateness. Been dealing with real life at this time, hence here's a whole cookie jar for you.
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