MetaFilter posts tagged with hamlet

Not where he eats, but where he is eaten

cerebus19 — Wed, 07 May 2008 11:24:22 -0800

Coming soon, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead, probably the first movie to combine Shakespeare, Tom Stoppard, and vampires. It is, however, not the first time The Bard and the undead have been seen together. The movie, incidentally, stars Dustin Hoffman's son Jake, Ralph Macchio (no, really!), and the guy who played Artie on "The Sopranos". The score is being written by Sean Lennon.

Shakespeare's Birthday and his Masterpiece, Hamlet

dios — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 14:07:41 -0800

To honor the Greatest's birthday, one could consider his greatest work by reading this excellent post by matteo which touches upon the religious issues facing our confused Protestant hero, the student at Wittenberg, who doubts orthodoxy, cannot decide if he is a scourge or minister, but ultimately accedes to a belief in divine Providence. Or, if you would rather dive into an ~~intriguing~~ ~~amusing~~ ~~royally f'ed up~~ "unique" analysis of the play, check out this extensive theory (?) [cache] of Hamlet which corrects our accepted and flawed interpretation by explaining that a literal reading of the play tells us, among other things, that King Hamlet was never killed; that Horatio--our narrator--is the King's son and prince Hamlet's half brother; that the guy we incorrectly think of as Claudius is in fact King Hamlet; and that prince Hamlet's father is Fortinbras. Oops. Boy do we have egg on our faces.

Meowesome

darkripper — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:14:37 -0800

Cats + Hamlet = Cat Head Theater. A short by Tim Maloney, author of pretty weird videos.

"We, who are elders, will instruct you in their true meaning..."

a louis wain cat — Sun, 11 Jun 2006 20:43:48 -0800

Shakespeare in the Bush: in which an anthropologist tells the story of Hamlet to a group of Tiv, and ideas about the universal nature of literature get the worst of it.

"Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh"

matteo — Fri, 01 Oct 2004 13:00:39 -0800

The Death of Hamnet and the Making of Hamlet. In the spring or summer of 1596, William Shakespeare received word that his only son Hamnet, 11, was ill. In the summer he learned that Hamnet's condition had worsened and that it was necessary to drop everything and hurry home. By the time the father reached Stratford the boy—whom, apart from brief visits, Shakespeare had in effect abandoned in his infancy—may already have died. On August 11, 1596, Hamnet was buried at Holy Trinity Church: the clerk duly noted in the burial register, "Hamnet filius William Shakspere." It might have been possible that Shakespeare's Catholic father urged his son to have prayers said to speed the child's release from purgatory. The problem was that purgatory had been abolished by the ruling Protestants, and saying prayers for the dead declared illegal. Hence, the possible dilemma for Shakespeare was whether to risk punishment by praying for their deceased loved ones or obey the law and allow those souls to languish in flames. This anxiety regarding one's obligations to the dead, Stephen Greenblatt suggests, lies behind Hamlet's indecision about whether to obey his father's ghost and take revenge on his uncle Claudius.

Probability, Possibility And High Jinks

MiguelCardoso — Tue, 10 Feb 2004 06:23:13 -0800

What Are The Odds Against Hamlet? This wonderful piece, representative of British academia at its best, most tongue-in-cheek, inclusive and playful, still presents a problem which wasn't (probably can't be) solved. What are the odds that it could be taken seriously? Mathematicians and literary theorists enter at their peril. The rest of us can feel free!

Not the Dylan album, but the British singer.

UKnowForKids — Tue, 28 Jan 2003 23:07:52 -0800

It's like Cliff's Notes for Hamlet, but in song form: here's John Wesley Harding's take on the Shakespeare classic. A sure help to any struggling college literature student. (mp3 download)

Sh4k3sp34r3!@#!@

xmutex — Tue, 14 Jan 2003 14:33:21 -0800

Chris Coutts returns with (sort of) Shakespeare's Hamlet. (Flash) You may remember him for his l33t sp34k version of Romeo and Juliet. Coutts tackles another of the Bard's masterpieces and does him proud.

ColdChef — Fri, 15 Mar 2002 06:21:15 -0800

Beware the Ides of March! Take a little time today to think about Crazy Old Bill. There's a ton of Shakespearian stuff out there from the silly to the scary. (Even if you do think he's a phoney). Party Anon, dude.

rev- — Fri, 03 Aug 2001 09:53:13 -0800

The Simpsons Get Respectable in this play where all the characters from the show act out Hamlet? It's a one-man show in New Jersey, but I'd pay to see this. It proves Hamlet's weird universality, but seeing Apu as "the first murderer" has got to be a rush. (via TV Tattle)

plinth — Mon, 26 Jun 2000 06:06:22 -0800

taH pagh taHbe! (to be or not to be)