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In the beginning,. ~. there was…. “Hamlet”. You know…that one Mel Gibson movie?. Poor Yorick; Yo, ‘Ratio - I, like, Knew him?. Well, it was written by this dude. What a piece of work is a man. (William Shakespeare). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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In the beginning,
there was…
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“Hamlet”
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You know…that one Mel Gibson movie?Poor Yorick; Yo, ‘Ratio - I, like, Knew him?
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Well, it was written by this dude
What a piece
of work is a man
(WilliamShakespeare)
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And the lead role (Hamlet) has also been played by these
fellows…
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…but all of that got old pretty
fast.
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And, well, so did ‘Ole Bill
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Oh, sure, “Hamlet”continued to
audiences for generations, and is still performed regularly
throughout the world
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In China…
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Read about it here
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In Tunisia…
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See it here
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In Canada…
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Stratford Shakespeare Festival
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And in many other places, in
diverse formats…
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That’s a whole lot of
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“Hamlet”
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In fact, “Hamlet” is widely believed to be the most-performed play in the English
language, and perhaps the most-
performed in modern history Even beyond the live stage, there are over
50 films and screen adaptations
that bear its name
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But come on, Hamlet
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That’s, like, soo 17th century!And while we’re on the subject
why
Perchance(if I can be so
bold)must it always be about
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…how to put this…
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Aw, shucks, I’ll just say it
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I mean, OK, I know you’ve had to deal with some pretty
heavy stuff
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(Fratricide, patricide, clinical depression, repressed unconscious emotions, unrequited love, existential vexation, loneliness, skepticism, self-doubt, solipsism, Oedipal complexities, misogynistic rage, intellectual preoccupation, vanity, spiritual disquiet, pathological insecurity, borderline schizophrenia and/or multiple-personality disorder, your father’s spooky ghost, charming good looks that only a mother could love, a proclivity for engaging in some serious sophistry, one heck of a beef with the moral character of the human race, a somewhat far flung fascination with the discrepancy between the known and the unknown universe, a heated debate between you, yourself, and ye regarding fate and/vs. free will, a lot of good jokes we’re only just beginning to get, the loss of your bestest homies, and, of course, your own death)
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Come on, though
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IT’S TIME TO GET OVER ALL THAT STUFF
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The rest of us have our own problems
Lest ye not forget:
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Think of someone other
than yourself and
‘poor Yorick’ for a change
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I know there aren’t many
others in your story
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( )
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But surely there’s
other tales to tell
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Like…
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Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
are Dead(Move over, Shakespeare - it’s
Tommy boy’s turn.)