Hamlet roasting people- part 2
Are we all going to ignore the fact that Laertes cannonly has a fan club
I was casually on sparknotes because I wanted to see how they translated Edmund’s soliloquy, and-
The original line:
-strongly worded
-bold
-makes him sound like he could definitely succeed with his plot
The new and improved line:
-what
-he sounds like a child
-I’m literally picturing 10 year old Edmund now
Original line:
“oh you’re into that now?”
New and improved line:
“you’re wasting your time with that? Really? You absolute idiot.”
How much I love Banquo: 6/10
How much I love Banquo if his ghost is actually him and not just Macbeth’s hallucination: 11/10
Because. Just the thought of him getting killed and then consciously making the decision to go to his ex-friends dinner party and just. Stand there.
That’s pretty funny.
ya know Edgar and Edmund must have gotten their acting gene from their mothers, because Gloucester can’t act for the life of him.
Ok let’s go through their similarities-
-dead parent
-living parent remarries too quickly
-can see and talk to ghosts
-conversation with ghost/spirit thing leads to very bad decisions being made
Step 1- want revenge
Step 2- start working on your revenge
Step 3- forge a letter from your relative than might lead to some people getting killed
Step 4- hell yeah! You got your revenge!
Step 5- get killed
Circle of Life- That part at the beginning where Claudius tells Hamlet to chill out because that vast majority of all fathers are dead
I Just Can’t Wait to be King- Claudius pre-play, and Fortinbras post-play
Be Prepared- what Claudius tells Laertes when plotting Hamlet’s death
Hakuna Matata- Everyone telling Hamlet to chill out in Act 1 Scene 2
Can You Feel the Love Tonight- Polonius trying to convince Claudius and Gertrude that Hamlet’s not mad, he’s just in love with Ophelia
(Can I just say. This was saved in drafts for WEEKS and I completely forgot that I never posted it)
The question is.. what color is everyone playing as?
AND HERE IS THE ANSWER-
Black- Hamlet- no explanation needed
White- Hamlet Sr.- ghosts are normally depicted as white so..
Dark Blue- Claudius- See @horationalize’s addition to the AU
Cyan- Polonius- Also see @horationalize’s addition
Lime- Ophelia- everyone associates her with the plant scene, nature is green
Red- Laertes- he spends most of the play being angry
Brown- Horatio- brown seems like a sensible color, Horatio seems like a sensible guy
Dark green- Rosencrantz- See orange’s reason
Orange- Guildenstern- I feel like this color combo suits them
Pink- Gertrude- seems like her type
Purple- Fortinbras- it’s a regal color
Yellow- Osric- because there’s no one else left