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arrantknave:

> edettethegreat:

> > see there’s one specific reading of hamlet that I need and adore, and am always looking for in any production

> > when hamlet’s calling the ghost. by the line “I’ll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane” (usually the “royal dane” part is cut from productions)– I need each title to be said with increasing uncertainty and desparation

> > ## “I’ll call thee Hamlet!”

> > ## “King!”

> > “…father?”

> > and when ‘father’ is said with infinite softness.

> > and 'father’ is said with yearning and longing and grieving.

> > and hamlet is reaching out to his father, who is standing right in front of him and won’t respond.

> Jamie Parker’s take comes pretty close to this!

> I’ll call thee Hamlet (Act I)Jamie Parker BBC Radio 4

> I could never forget how broken up he sounds near the end.

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