Hamlet roasting people- part 2
Are we all going to ignore the fact that Laertes cannonly has a fan club
Ok so has anyone seen any production of Hamlet ever where Hamlet Sr. and Claudius looked even remotely similar? Did anyone ever see a performance where they had any sort of family resemblance whatsoever?
If so please let me know
*is in the hamlet tag*
*sees a bunch of posts referencing how cold Denmark is*
*googles how cold Denmark actually is anyway*
*wait*
*googles how cold my state is*
*the graphs are nearly identical, with Denmark being 1 to 5 degrees colder sometimes, and my state being 1 to 5 degrees colder other times*
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
OK so Hamlet takes place sometime in the 1100s, and we know canonly that Horatio/ horatio’s family were either middle class, lower middle class, or lower class. We also know that Horatio knows Hamlet from university. BUT WAIT I HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS.
If Horatio was lower class, how did he afford university, especially in the 1100s (Im pretty sure the class divide was pretty big then? Idk).
How did Horatio end up going to the same university as THE PRINCE OF DENMARK??
Here are my possible answers, please please help me figure this out:
1- Horatio’s REALLY smart and got in on some scholarship
2- Horatio somehow met and became friends with Hamlet pre- university, and he got in because Hamlet was like “look, you’re smart, you’re my friend, I don’t care that you can’t afford university, I’m paying for you and you’re coming with me”
3-Horatio actually IS upper class, but compared to Hamlet, the literal PRINCE of Denmark, he’s not.
4- Hamlet went to a regular/ not fancy upper class university for some reason (probably to get away from all the politics and obnoxious people that would probably be found in upper class universities)
THAT’S IT THOSE ARE THE THEORIES. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHICH ONES SOUND THE MOST LEGIT.
UPDATE: gonna tag the hamlet experts of tumblr because I need some experts’ opinions: @princesshamlet @affectionate-tenders @stripedroseandsketchpads @binary-bird
(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