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“…the rest is silence.”
Hamlet Act Five, Part Five By Dennis Abrams ———————————- And here we are…at the end of Hamlet. Not that it ever ends, really. As Bloom says, “His play of some four thousand lines is Shakespeare’s longest and yet is not … Continue reading
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“Now, literature, philosophy, and thought are Shakespearized. His mind is the horizon beyond which at present we do not see.”
Hamlet Act Five, Part Four By Dennis Abrams —————————— There’s so much to say about Hamlet (and Hamlet), so many different ways of seeing him (and the play). I hope I haven’t overwhelmed you all – I just want to … Continue reading
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“Don’t condescend to the Prince of Denmark: he is more intelligent than you are, whoever you are.”
Hamlet Act Five, Part Three By Dennis Abrams —————- As our examination of Hamlet draws to an end (I’m thinking two more posts – today and Sunday – and I’m waiting all of your comments/questions/etc. on the play!), I’d like … Continue reading
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“If it be now, ‘tis not to come – if it be not to come, it will be now – if it be not now, yet it will come – the readiness is all.’
Hamlet Act Five, Part Two By Dennis Abrams ——————————— Death is the final destination for Hamlet (and Hamlet), but even so, despite the prince’s multiple desires to escape the prison of his flesh, he does not go down gently. Having … Continue reading
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“That skull had a tongue in it and could sing once.”
Hamlet Act Five, Part One By Dennis Abrams ——————————— Act Five: On his way back to court, Hamlet meets two gravediggers. When Ophelia’s funeral procession arrives, Hamlet hides, before suddenly revealing himself, exposing himself to Laertes’ fury. Claudius announces that … Continue reading
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“How all occasions to inform against me,/And spur my dull revenge.”
Hamlet Act Four, Part Three By Dennis Abrams ———————————- One point I’d like to make right off the bat: We’ve talked a lot about Shakespeare’s use of “doubling” throughout Hamlet – but I don’t think the Hamlet/Ophelia doubling has been … Continue reading
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“They say the owl was a baker’s daughter. Lord, we know what we are, but know not what we may be”
Hamlet Act Four, Part Two By Dennis Abrams ———————————- Let’s look at Ophelia. And Gertrude and Ophelia. First from Harold Bloom: “Polonius is an old meddler, and Guildenstern and Rosencrantz are confidence men at best [MY NOTE: That sounds about … Continue reading
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“Your worm is your only emperor for diet: we fat all creatures else to fat us, and we fat ourselves for maggots.”
Hamlet Act Four, Part One By Dennis Abrams ————————————— Act Four: Realizing the danger he is in, Claudius hurriedly sends Hamlet to England with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, but secretly arranges for him to be killed on arrival. Ophelia, in the … Continue reading
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“My words fly up, my thoughts remain below,/Words without thoughts never to heaven go.”
Hamlet Act Three, Part Six By Dennis Abrams ——————————— I’m going to conclude our look at Act Three’s The Mousetrap” scene and aftermath, with an excerpt from Garber. If you’re interested in reading John Dover Wilson’s exhaustive (and close to … Continue reading
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“I say we will have no mo marriage…”
Hamlet Act Three, Part Five By Dennis Abrams ————————————— I’d like to continue today with more from John Dover Wilson’s What Happens in Hamlet, starting in particular with the “nunnery scene” which, I think, can present certain difficulties (is Hamlet … Continue reading
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The Play's The Thing 