<p>Episode 192:</p><br><p>And so, we come to perhaps the biggest challenge in all of Shakespeare's work, ‘The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark’.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the next two episodes and a special guest episode I hope I can get close to doing this monumental play justice.</p><br><p>The dating of the play and the complication of the ‘ur-Hamlet’</p><p>The early print history of the play and the three versions</p><p>The possible sources for the play</p><p>The opening of the play</p><p>The character and significance of Fortinbras</p><p>The character of Polonius</p><p>The ghost of Hamlet’s father and the responsibility of revenge</p><p>The position and character of Ophelia</p><p>Ophelia and the meaning of flowers</p><p>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern – appearances and honesty</p><p>The players and their play as an insight to acting genres and techniques of the time</p><p>The success of ‘The Murger of Gonzago’</p><p>The centrality and irony of Claudius at prayer</p><p>Hamlet, Gertrude and the ghost</p><br><p>Part two of this review of ‘Hamlet’ will follow as episode 194 (season 6 episode 81)&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The History Of European Theatre

Philip Rowe

Hamlet Part 1: ‘That One May Smile and Smile and Be a Villain’

OCT 27, 202536 MIN
The History Of European Theatre

Hamlet Part 1: ‘That One May Smile and Smile and Be a Villain’

OCT 27, 202536 MIN

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<p>Episode 192:</p><br><p>And so, we come to perhaps the biggest challenge in all of Shakespeare's work, ‘The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark’.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the next two episodes and a special guest episode I hope I can get close to doing this monumental play justice.</p><br><p>The dating of the play and the complication of the ‘ur-Hamlet’</p><p>The early print history of the play and the three versions</p><p>The possible sources for the play</p><p>The opening of the play</p><p>The character and significance of Fortinbras</p><p>The character of Polonius</p><p>The ghost of Hamlet’s father and the responsibility of revenge</p><p>The position and character of Ophelia</p><p>Ophelia and the meaning of flowers</p><p>Rosencrantz and Guildenstern – appearances and honesty</p><p>The players and their play as an insight to acting genres and techniques of the time</p><p>The success of ‘The Murger of Gonzago’</p><p>The centrality and irony of Claudius at prayer</p><p>Hamlet, Gertrude and the ghost</p><br><p>Part two of this review of ‘Hamlet’ will follow as episode 194 (season 6 episode 81)&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>