Hamlet in Performance Lecturer: Audrey Tinkham April 15, 2004
Films
Films for Discussion
Interpreting the Text Hamlet & Ophelia What transpires in their relationship? –I.iii.29-44, –II.ii –III.i –III.ii Ophelia’s “madness”: –IV.v –IV.v
Hamlet (1948) Director: Laurence Olivier Hamlet: Laurence Olivier Ophelia: Jean Simmons Claudius: Basil Sydney Gertrude: Eileen Herlie Horatio: Norman Wooland Polonius: Felix Aylmer Laertes: Terence Morgan
Hamlet (1996) Director: Kenneth Branagh Hamlet: Kenneth Branagh Ophelia: Kate Winslet Claudius: Derek Jacobi Gertrude: Julie Christie Horatio: Nicholas Ferrell Polonius: Richard Briers Laertes: Michael Maloney Ghost: Brian Blessed
Hamlet (2000) Director: Michael Almereyda Hamlet: Ethan Hawke Ophelia: Julia Styles Claudius: Kyle MacLachlan Gertrude: Diane Venora Horatio: Karl Geary Polonius: Bill Murray Laertes: Live Schreiber Ghost: Sam Shepard
Interpreting the Text Hamlet & Gertrude How would you characterize Hamlet’s relationship with his mother? —III.iv —V.ii
Upcoming Scenes Once again, make a few notes for yourself on how you stage the following scenes in your mind’s eye. (How you stage them depends, of course, on how you interpret them): –Hamlet and the Ghost –Hamlet’s soliloquy in III.i –The graveyard scene –Scenes concerning Fortinbras