![]() Here are the five attributes of the RSC Hamlet that Oakes believes set it apart from previous attempts.įirst of all, each line is so freshly delivered that it sounds new (quite a feat for this play!).Įven minor roles come across with distinctive personalities, including, of all people, Rosenkrantz and Guildenstern, who are usually played as completely interchangeable for humorous effect (other characters in the play regularly confuse the two). ![]() ![]() Oakes argues that with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet (first on stage, then on the BBC and PBS, now on DVD/streaming), “here is a Hamlet that finally makes sense.” He says it is “by far the freshest and most arresting interpretation I have ever seen of the play.”ĭavid Tennant stars as Hamlet and Patrick Stewart as Claudius.
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