This bulletin board is for discussion of Shakespeare, with special attention to <i>Hamlet</i>http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/index.phpSat, 19 May 2012 07:23:25 +0000 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?2,93,123#msg-123 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?2,93,123#msg-123 Administrator Understanding HamletWed, 11 Apr 2012 18:41:04 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?4,3,122#msg-122 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?4,3,122#msg-122 StephenJones Other Shakespeare PlaysWed, 11 Apr 2012 11:08:54 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,118,118#msg-118 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,118,118#msg-118
While he's shipping for England, he stumbles upon his own assassination plot in the middle of the night and -- voila -- he now believes that there's a "divinity" that shapes our ends.

This seems sudden and unwarranted. Why does this lucky accident change his whole worldview? Isn't this a rather simplistic observation? People who miss a plane that crashes always say "It was fate that I missed the plane!" Or God's guiding hand, or whatever. That's what this remark to Horatio in Act V scene 2 reminds me of, but surely Hamlet is more sophisticated than that.]]> Miss Plum Hamlet Q & AWed, 14 Dec 2011 03:08:06 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?2,93,93#msg-93 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?2,93,93#msg-93
For instance, in the FAQ you say that Hamlet is 16 years old and Ophelia probably 15, but there is no reference to where this information comes from. (Although having seen a couple movie versions, this is my first time actually reading the play, so I grant that it is possible it is said somewhere in the play and I just missed it; but still, it would be nice to see a quote to back it up.) You also talk about Hamlet having a nightmare the night of seeing the ghost, and though that would seem to make sense and fit the story and Hamlet's actions better than what my English teacher or classmates have said, I am left to wonder how you came up with this theory. And the play is so extensive and complex I would not know where to begin my study.

So please, if you would, provide references to back up your information and explanations. Thanks.]]> CommissionerTM Understanding HamletSat, 22 Oct 2011 22:08:43 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,25,25#msg-25 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,25,25#msg-25 Hamlet Hamlet Q & AMon, 06 Jun 2011 05:49:33 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,15,15#msg-15 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,15,15#msg-15I have never encountered a figure such as this before. Does it have a name in rhetoric, or has Shakespeare created a completely unique device?
2 The famous "I know a hawk from a handsaw" line has me stumped for an interpretation. Anyone who is sane knows the difference between these two objects, and not just when the wind blows southerly. What is Hamlet saying? It connects with his being mad only north north west, but is mightily befuddling.
Greart site, much information. Strong opinions.
Thanks]]> moliken Hamlet Q & AWed, 30 Mar 2011 13:02:40 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,13,14#msg-14 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,13,14#msg-14
It's necessary to use the wording in the Second Quarto, which is the good version that was printed during Shakespeare's lifetime. Whoever did the First Folio, after Shakespeare died, changed his phrasing. The "bad" First Quarto doesn't include it.

I go into that in the Explication of the play. On the Explication page, linked below, scroll down to Scene 19, and then it's several paragraphs on down.

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Or, the synopsis for Scene 19 includes the same thing.

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I haven't yet added the playtext note on that. With over 3800 lines of play to note, it will be a while.]]> Administrator Hamlet Q & AFri, 25 Feb 2011 22:24:35 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,13,13#msg-13 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,13,13#msg-13 MGreen Hamlet Q & AFri, 25 Feb 2011 14:29:50 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?1,11,12#msg-12 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?1,11,12#msg-12
I mention it in connection with 'Hamlet' because it's about the Ophelia character, as I explain on the web page.

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The hard evidence is in what the sonnet, itself, says, versus the Ophelia character.]]> Administrator SonnetsWed, 22 Dec 2010 23:25:48 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?1,11,11#msg-11 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?1,11,11#msg-11 chalkywong SonnetsTue, 21 Dec 2010 11:42:29 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,10,10#msg-10 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?10,10,10#msg-10 Administrator Hamlet Q & AFri, 01 Oct 2010 03:02:48 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?2,9,9#msg-9 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?2,9,9#msg-9 Administrator Understanding HamletMon, 16 Aug 2010 03:48:34 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?9,8,8#msg-8 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?9,8,8#msg-8 Administrator TheaterMon, 09 Aug 2010 16:23:49 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?8,7,7#msg-7 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?8,7,7#msg-7 Administrator Acting Hamlet CorrectlyMon, 09 Aug 2010 15:56:47 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?7,6,6#msg-6 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?7,6,6#msg-6 Administrator Web board topics and issuesTue, 20 Jul 2010 16:17:50 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?6,5,5#msg-5 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?6,5,5#msg-5 Administrator Life and TimesTue, 20 Jul 2010 16:17:24 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?5,4,4#msg-4 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?5,4,4#msg-4 Administrator Other Shakespeare PoetryTue, 20 Jul 2010 16:16:56 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?4,3,3#msg-3 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?4,3,3#msg-3 Administrator Other Shakespeare PlaysTue, 20 Jul 2010 16:16:24 +0000 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?1,2,2#msg-2 http://www.hamletregained.com/forums/read.php?1,2,2#msg-2 Administrator SonnetsWed, 14 Jul 2010 15:01:49 +0000