Actors Jude Law and Ben Whishaw comment on playing Hamlet. Champion notes the sin and illegality of suicide in Shakespeare's time. Marjorie Garber notes the universal question for meaning.
Hamlet's soliloquies mirror his thoughts, as in Act III: Scene I. The Danish court is full of intrigue and spies. Historian Justin Champlain comments on the Elizabethan spirit world. The appearance of the ghost of Hamlet's father becomes the engine of the play, Act I: Scene V. Tennant visits Shakespeare's grammar school in Stratford-upon-Avon and visits the graveyard of his eleven-year-old son, Hamlet. Actor Simon Russell Beale relates his experience playing Hamlet. Tennant relates the plot of "Hamlet" with scenes from the 1990 Zeffirelli movie with Mel Gibson.
Tennant visits a gift shop with souvenirs, books and movies related to Shakespeare's plays.
Introduction: Hamlet with David Tennant (02:05) FREE PREVIEWĪctor David Tennant prepares himself to take on the role of Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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