Hamlet- critical plays Flashcards

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Laurence Olivier p.1948

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“this is the tragedy of a man who could not make up his mind”

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Christopher Plvmmer first soliloque

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Sits in mothers throne, hunched over, link to Frued

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Similarity between Lawrence Olivier and Christopher Plvmmer interpretations

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Both are by the sea, “I’ll go no further”, appears ghost is attempting to drag hamlet into the water, questions his true nature.

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How is the ghost portrayed in Christopher Plvmmer’s interpretation

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The camera is the ghost, as an audience we never see the ghost

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Kenneth Branagh nunnery scene

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  • Opens and closes all mirrored doors
  • Grabs Ophelia throughout, violent
  • Stares through mirror pushing Ophelia’s face against it
  • Contradictions, kisses her but tells her to get thee to a nunnery
  • Polonius and Claudius close window and escape as Hamlet opens door, leaving Ophelia to cry in the doorway
  • Hamlet escapes through a hidden door
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Kate Winslet as Ophelia Scene 3

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Polonius pushes her into a confessional

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