"SSF also hosted the Trial of Hamlet fundraiser. Tried by QCs in front of Lady Justice Hallett, evidence from Gertrude, played by Meera Syal, Claudius, played by Tom Conti, and Player King, played by Lee Mack, was insufficient to find Hamlet, played by John Heffernan, guilty for the murder of Polonius. SSF's young performers shared the stage with this extraordinary cast. Shakespeare Schools Foundation Shakespeare Schools Foundation (SSF) is a cultural education charity that works in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Every year, up to 30,000 young people from every community and background across the UK take part in"
"Horatio but discovers that one vampire cannot kill another. His only hope of reversing the curse that rendered him a vampire is to find the Holy Grail and drink from it. Horatio also becomes obsessed with finding the Grail in order to destroy it. The battle for the Grail between Hamlet and Horatio lasts for centuries and leads to the creation of four plays, each concealing a secret message. The first is Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"", written at Horatio's bidding. The second is ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern"", written in the nineteenth century by W. S. Gilbert (half of the duo of Gilbert and"
"female parts which had become established in French grand opera at the time of Meyerbeer's ""Robert le diable"" in 1831. The libretto originally specified for these roles one soprano (Ophélie), one mezzo-soprano (Gertrude), one tenor (Hamlet), and one baritone or bass (Claudius). Other plot changes, such as making Läerte less cynical and more positive towards Hamlet early on, not only simplified the story but heightened the tragedy of their duel in the Gravediggers Scene. Making Gertrude a co-conspirator alongside Claudius, enhanced the dramatic conflict between Hamlet and Gertrude when Hamlet attempts to coerce a confession from her in the Closet"
"be deliberate (or at the very least they add to the effect). Evans also argues that Shakespeare's impenetrable text and Hamlet's 'unplayable' strings could be meant to reflect the deep anxieties that were felt in an era of philosophical, scientific and religious disorientation. The works (and actions) of Machiavelli, Copernicus and Luther had upset hierarchical notions of virtue, order and salvation that had persisted since the Middle Ages. Hamlet is in a sense the inscrutable and enigmatic world within which human beings had to orient themselves for the first time. We are each characters in a play just like Gertrude,"
"poisoned, and drowned key characters. By the end of ""Hamlet"", Horatio is the only main figure left alive. A previous, satirical play of a similar nature named ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern"" was written by W. S. Gilbert in 1874 and performed in 1891. The play concerns the misadventures and musings of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two minor characters from William Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" who are childhood friends of the prince, focusing on their actions with the events of ""Hamlet"" as background. ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead"" is structured as the inverse of ""Hamlet""; the title characters are the leads, not supporting players, and"
"Horatio (Hamlet) Horatio is a character in William Shakespeare's tragedy ""Hamlet"". Horatio's origins are unknown, although he was present on the battlefield when Hamlet's father defeated 'the ambitious Norway', Fortinbras (the king), and attended Wittenberg University with Prince Hamlet. Horatio is evidently not directly involved in the intrigue at the Danish court; thus, he makes a good foil or sounding board for Prince Hamlet. He is often not identified as any specific court position, but simply as ""friend to Hamlet."" Horatio is a variation on the Latin name Horatius. Many commentators have pointed out that the name is reminiscent of"
"she can't make out the label. King Claudius: Henry Wakefield, a long-suffering and cynical old Englishman with a sharp tongue and a list of prejudices five miles (8 km) long, forced to room with Queen Gertrude's player. Queen Gertrude: Terry DuBois, a flamboyantly gay theatrical actor with an estranged son and a preoccupation with costume. Laertes, Fortinbras, and various roles: Tom Newman, a vain, self-righteous method actor who foists his values on everyone else and attempts to distinguish his many characters with a variety of outrageous accents. Horatio, Bernardo: Not-so-subtle Carnforth Greville, an alcoholic in denial and a kindly bachelor"
"appearance in New York playing the role of Horatio in ""Hamlet"" at the Empire Theatre. From September 1937 to April 1938, Andrews worked with John Gielgud's company at the Queen's Theatre, appearing in such shows as ""Richard II"", ""The School for Scandal"" and ""The Merchant of Venice"". In 1939, Andrews assumed the role of Laertes in a production of ""Hamlet"" at the Lyceum Theatre. This was the final production at the Lyceum before it closed, though it was restored in 1996. In December 1945, one month after returning from service in the Second World War, Andrews appeared with the Old"
"New York City detectives (Jeremy Sisto and Lou Carbonneau) chase suspects as the movie builds to its climactic sequence. Theo's play, ""Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead"", is revealed in short segments throughout the movie. Its basic plot points are that Hamlet's friend Horatio (played by Theo) is a master vampire, over 2000 years old, who had once lived in ancient Rome. Through a series of twists and turns, Hamlet and his simple-minded friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, become vampires themselves. When Horatio attempts to turn Hamlet's girlfriend Ophelia into a vampire, she thwarts him by drowning herself first. Hamlet angrily confronts"
"of the romance's undramatic nature, and Shakespeare's fidelity to it gives ""The Winter's Tale"" its most distinctive feature: the sixteen-year gap between the third and fourth acts. There are minor changes in names, places, and minor plot details, but the largest changes lie in the survival and reconciliation of Hermione and Leontes (Greene's Pandosto) at the end of the play. The character equivalent to Hermione in ""Pandosto"" dies after being accused of adultery, while Leontes' equivalent looks back upon his deeds (including an incestuous fondness for his daughter) and slays himself. The survival of Hermione, while presumably intended to create"
"the Latin words ""ratiō"" (""reason"") and ""ōrātor"" (""speaker""), reminding us of his roles as a reasoner with Prince Hamlet, and of his role at the end of the play, surviving to tell Hamlet's tale. Horatio makes his first appearance in Act I, Scene 1, when he, Bernardo, Marcellus and Francisco encounter the ghost of the deceased King Hamlet. He, having attended a university, is called upon as a scholar and is told to communicate with the ghost by Marcellus, and unsuccessfully attempts to do so. It is he who then explains the conditions surrounding King Hamlet's death. Later, in act"
"Gertrude and Claudius Gertrude and Claudius is a novel by John Updike. It uses the known sources of Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" to tell a story that draws on a rather straightforward revenge tale in the medieval Denmark depicted by Saxo Grammaticus in his twelfth-century ""Historiae Danicae"", but incorporates extra plot elements added by François de Belleforest in his ""Histoires tragiques"", published in 1576. And, finally, it brings in various elements from Shakespeare's play, including the name ""Corambis"" for Polonius from the ""bad quarto"" of 1603. This story, in its three forms, is primarily concerned with Hamlet (or ""Amleth"" in Saxo) avenging"
"Gertrude) refer to them frequently by the wrong names. Because of the play's similarity to ""Waiting for Godot"", Rosencrantz is sometimes compared to Estragon (one of the tramps who wait for Godot), and who shares his dim perception of reality, while Guildenstern parallels Vladimir, who shares his analytical perception. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are characters in William Shakespeare's tragedy ""Hamlet"". They are childhood friends of Hamlet, summoned by King Claudius to distract the prince from his apparent madness and if possible to ascertain the cause of it. The characters were revived in W. S. Gilbert's satire, ""Rosencrantz and"
"Valentine's role is based on Romeus'. Thus, when adapting the ""Mercutio—Juliet—Romeus"" constellation from Brooke, by changing Mercutio from an amorous rival into a friend—brother to Romeo and a ""scoffer at love"", Shakespeare also rearranged the relationships into ""Mercutio—Romeo—Juliet"", making Romeo the focus and removing Mercutio as a threat to his courtship of Juliet. Four characters in John Webster's ""The White Devil"", Christophero, Farnese, Guid-Antonio, and Little Jaques the Moor, have sometimes been referred to as ghost characters because they have no lines in the play. George Peele's ""Edward I"" includes four characters mentioned in stage directions but not given any"
"Horace (play) Horace is a play by the French dramatist Pierre Corneille, drawing on Livy's account of the battle between the Horatii and the Curiatii. Written in reply to critics of his ""Le Cid"", it was dedicated to cardinal Richelieu and proved the author's second major success on its premiere in March 1640. Its protagonist Horatius is more daring than Rodrigue in ""Le Cid"", in that he sacrifices his best friend and kills his sister Camilla. It was the basis for the libretti for the operas ""Les Horaces"" and ""Gli Orazi e i Curiazi"". The play, which begins in Rome,"
"Claudius, insisting that she knew nothing of her first husband's murder and agreeing to help her son. There is an entire scene between Horatio and Gertrude in which Horatio tells her that Hamlet has escaped from the ship after discovering Claudius' plan to kill him. Gertrude says that she now recognises Claudius' ""villany"", but she will ""soothe and please him for a time"" to lull him into a false sense of security. Another significant difference is that the character of Polonius is called ""Corambis"" while his servant Reynoldo is named ""Montano"". Various suggestions have been made to explain this. G."
"Gertrude (Hamlet) In William Shakespeare's play ""Hamlet"", Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents her marrying her husband's brother Claudius after he murdered the King (young Hamlet's father, King Hamlet). Gertrude reveals no guilt in her marriage with Claudius after the recent murder of her husband, and Hamlet begins to show signs of jealousy towards Claudius. According to Hamlet, she scarcely mourned her husband's death before marrying Claudius. Her name may derive from Gertrude of Bavaria, Queen Consort of Denmark 1182–1197. Gertrude is first seen in Act 1 Scene"
"struggles between the great magnates of the era. In ""Henry VI part 3"" (Act III, Scene 2, lines 1645–50) Richard describes himself as follows: Why, love forswore me in my mother's womb:<br> And, for I should not deal in her soft laws,<br> She did corrupt frail nature with some bribe,<br> To shrink mine arm up like a wither'd shrub;<br> To make an envious mountain on my back,<br> Where sits deformity to mock my body;<br> To shape my legs of an unequal size. Two other plays of the Elizabethan era predated Shakespeare's work. The Latin-language drama ""Richardus Tertius"" (1579) by Thomas"
"Betterton Mercutio, and Betterton's wife Mary Saunderson Juliet: she was probably the first woman to play the role professionally. Another version closely followed Davenant's adaptation and was also regularly performed by the Duke's Company. This was a tragicomedy by James Howard, in which the two lovers survive. Thomas Otway's ""The History and Fall of Caius Marius"", one of the more extreme of the Restoration adaptations of Shakespeare, debuted in 1680. The scene is shifted from Renaissance Verona to ancient Rome; Romeo is Marius, Juliet is Lavinia, the feud is between patricians and plebeians; Juliet/Lavinia wakes from her potion before Romeo/Marius"
"Mary Shelley, the two main characters—Dr. Frankenstein and his ""creature""—are both together literary foils, functioning to compare one to the other. In Jane Austen's ""Pride and Prejudice"", Mary's absorption in her studies places her as a foil to her sister Lydia Bennet's lively and distracted nature. Similarly, in Shakespeare's play ""Julius Caesar"", the character Brutus has foils in the two characters, Cassius and Mark Antony. In the play ""Romeo and Juliet"", Romeo and Mercutio serve as character foils for one another, as well as Macbeth and Banquo in his play ""Macbeth"". In William Shakespeare's tragedy ""Hamlet"", a foil is created"
"for Hornblower's fictional adventures. The name ""Horatio"" was inspired by the character in William Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" and chosen also because of its association with contemporary figures such as Nelson. Forester's original inspiration was an old copy of the ""Naval Chronicle"", which described the effective dates of the Treaty of Ghent. It was possible for two countries to still be at war in one part of the world after a peace was obtained months before in another because of the time required to communicate around the world. The burdens that this placed on captains far from home led him to a"
"to those who would seek power through foul play to reconsider, as they will likely be repaid by similar means. The remainder of ""Fratricide Punished"" seems at once familiar to readers of ""Hamlet"", yet at times strange. There are some important differences in the naming of characters. Perhaps the most noteworthy of these is Corambus, a name familiar in Q1 ""Hamlet"" but changed to Polonius in Q2 and the folio editions of Shakespeare's text. Corambus' son, Leonhard, is similarly named Laertes in those texts. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are noticeably absent, their roles replaced in part by unnamed Ruffians. The text"
"the title character setting her son straight about Old Hamlet's murder: ""It wasn't Claudius, darling, it was me!"" The character of Gemma Teller Morrow on the FX show ""Sons of Anarchy"", which incorporates plot elements from Hamlet, is influenced by and shares many traits with Queen Gertrude. Gertrude (Hamlet) In William Shakespeare's play ""Hamlet"", Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents her marrying her husband's brother Claudius after he murdered the King (young Hamlet's father, King Hamlet). Gertrude reveals no guilt in her marriage with Claudius after the recent"
"self and the transference of grief originally intended for audiences who had suffered trauma. It premiered at the Gdańsk Shakespeare Festival on 4 August 2015 and is produced in conjunction with English Touring Theatre; it features Kelly Hunter as Gertrude and Greg Hicks as Claudius in an intimate and contemporary production which condenses the action of ""Hamlet"" into one evening in a 90-minute play featuring just six actors. Adapted from the original by Hunter, in 2016 the play was performed during an international tour which included the Mercury Theatre, Colchester, the International Shakespeare Festival in Craiova, the Park Theatre in"
"then toured eastern Canada with Brent Carver as Hamlet and Beverly D'Angelo as Ophelia. Jones revised the show and retitled it Rockabye Hamlet for a Broadway production that was staged as an all-out rock concert directed and choreographed by Gower Champion. After 21 previews, it opened on February 17, 1976 at the Minskoff Theatre and closed after seven performances. D'Angelo reprised her role of Ophelia, and the rest of the cast included Larry Marshall as Hamlet, Alan Weeks as Claudius, Leata Galloway as Gertrude, Kim Milford as Laertes, Rory Dodd as Horatio, Meat Loaf as the Priest, and Christopher Chadman"
"Seriously ill from AIDS at the time, Charleson died seven weeks after his last performance. Fellow actor and friend, Sir Ian McKellen, said that Charleson played Hamlet so well it was as if he had rehearsed the role all his life, and the performance garnered other major accolades as well, some even calling it the definitive Hamlet performance. In Australia, a production of Hamlet was staged at the Belvoir Street Theatre in Sydney in 1994 starring notable names including Richard Roxburgh as Hamlet, Geoffrey Rush as Horatio, Jacqueline McKenzie as Ophelia and David Wenham as Laertes. The critically acclaimed production"
"was broadcast in Canada on April 15, 1964, and in the United Kingdom on April 19, exactly one week before Shakespeare's 400th birthday. It was intended by the BBC to be its major commemoration of the Shakespeare quatercentenary. It was broadcast in the United States on November 15, 1964. Horatio is, so far, the only classical role played by Michael Caine, who had never received dramatic training. According to his 2011 autobiography ""The Elephant to Hollywood"", Caine had been released from his contract with producer Joseph E. Levine after the making of ""Zulu"" as Levine has told him, ""I know"
"dynasty... Gertrude and Claudius Gertrude and Claudius is a novel by John Updike. It uses the known sources of Shakespeare's ""Hamlet"" to tell a story that draws on a rather straightforward revenge tale in the medieval Denmark depicted by Saxo Grammaticus in his twelfth-century ""Historiae Danicae"", but incorporates extra plot elements added by François de Belleforest in his ""Histoires tragiques"", published in 1576. And, finally, it brings in various elements from Shakespeare's play, including the name ""Corambis"" for Polonius from the ""bad quarto"" of 1603. This story, in its three forms, is primarily concerned with Hamlet (or ""Amleth"" in Saxo)"
"""Hamlet"". The violent question of bloodlines and succession is one that serves as a key element in many of Shakespeare's plays, spanning from ""Hamlet"" to ""Richard II"" and ""Macbeth"", and it is one that is clearly one of the major concerns of ""Otranto"". The link to ""Hamlet"" is strengthened even more because of the matter of incest that is also at play in ""Otranto"". ""In ""Otranto"", the castle and its labyrinths become grounds for incest that signal the dissolution of familial bonds"", which is also a major point of issue in ""Hamlet"" since Hamlet's mother (Gertrude) and his uncle (Claudius)"
"works of Plautus and Terence. The titular character is a variation on the ""Braggart Soldier"" archetype, but with the innovation of a parasitic tempter which stems from the morality play tradition. By combining the structures, conventions, and styles of the ancient Greek and Roman comedies with English theatrical traditions and social types (especially the relatively new and burgeoning English middle classes), Udall was able to establish a new form of English comedy, leading directly through to Shakespeare and beyond. The play blends the stock plot-elements and stock characters of the ancient Greek and Roman theatre with those of chivalric literature"
"Columbus), ""Jules Verne Eats A Rhinoceros"" (about reporter Nellie Bly), ""Punch and Judy"", ""Boar's Head"" (about the lives of the supporting characters at the Boar's Head Inn in Shakespeare's mentioned but unwritten scenes from his ""Henry IV"" plays), ""Loves Labours Wonne"" (about Shakespeare), ""Paganini"", ""Lucia Mad"" (about the daughter of James Joyce), ""Cinderella Waltz"", ""Specter"", ""Monkey Soup"", ""Don Giovanni"", ""The Count of Monte Cristo In The Chateau D'If"", ""Quint And Miss Jessel At Bly"", ""The Girlhood Of Shakespeare's Heroines"", ""Terre Haute"", ""The Transylvanian Clockworks"", ""Seascape With Sharks and Dancer"", ""Henry And Ellen"" (about Henry Irving and Ellen Terry), ""The Dark"
"Starring Christopher Plummer as Hamlet, Robert Shaw as Claudius and June Tobin as Gertrude, the entire play was shot on-location in Helsingør at the real Elsinore Castle. In 1970, they screened ""The Tragedy of Richard II"", sourced from Richard Cottrell's touring production, and starring Ian McKellen as Richard and Timothy West as Bolingbroke. Additionally, the ""Play of the Month"" series had screened several Shakespearean adaptations over the years; ""Romeo and Juliet"" (1967), ""The Tempest"" (1968), ""Julius Caesar"" (1969), ""Macbeth"" (1970), ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"" (1971), ""The Merchant of Venice"" (1972), ""Love's Labour's Lost"" (1974) and ""King Lear"" (1975). The ""BBC"
"thunderbolt. The ghosts fall on their knees."" The actors in Shakespeare's company included the famous Richard Burbage, William Kempe, Henry Condell and John Heminges. Burbage played the leading role in the first performances of many of Shakespeare's plays, including ""Richard III"", ""Hamlet"", ""Othello"", and ""King Lear"". The popular comic actor Will Kempe played the servant Peter in ""Romeo and Juliet"" and Dogberry in ""Much Ado About Nothing"", among other characters. He was replaced around 1600 by Robert Armin, who played roles such as Touchstone in ""As You Like It"" and the fool in ""King Lear"". In 1613, Sir Henry Wotton"