tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632111864879597150.post3546290037942593350..comments2017-12-26T23:27:57.751-04:00Comments on Hyperion to a Satyr: III.i. To Be or Not to BeSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632111864879597150.post-49425353534916525352011-09-06T07:38:12.711-03:002011-09-06T07:38:12.711-03:00Thanks Lee.
Of course, I'm sure psychology ex...Thanks Lee.<br /><br />Of course, I'm sure psychology experts will tell us that depression isn't logically motivated, so in a realistic universe (as opposed to the heightened world of drama), Hamlet would be hit by waves of melancholy whether things were looking up or not. As with the "what a piece of work is a man" speech, this soliloquy is filled to the brim with negative imagery.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632111864879597150.post-66086398300057573322011-09-06T00:42:56.947-03:002011-09-06T00:42:56.947-03:00All of us fans of this blog have, of course, been ...All of us fans of this blog have, of course, been waiting for you to get to IIIi! And it was worth the wait -- excellent insight as always. I especially appreciate your comments about the paradox of Hamlet contemplating suicide just when it seems, for the first time, there is a ray of hope in his situation.<br /><br />It really all does depend on whether or not this speech is a true aside or being spoken for Ophelia's benefit!Lee Shacklefordhttp://www.uab.edu/theatre/ourfaculty/leeshacklefordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632111864879597150.post-55689579541235848062011-09-04T10:38:46.259-03:002011-09-04T10:38:46.259-03:00In a bit of complete nuttiness, in that production...In a bit of complete nuttiness, in that production the voice of Claudius is dubbed by Ricardo Montalban. Which makes absolutely no sense, but is so utterly daft that its actually perfect.snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632111864879597150.post-37146968783289130952011-09-04T10:29:27.744-03:002011-09-04T10:29:27.744-03:00Thanks!Thanks!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6632111864879597150.post-42590668579198724182011-09-04T10:00:25.007-03:002011-09-04T10:00:25.007-03:00In the interest of completeness, here is a (poor q...In the interest of completeness, here is a (poor quality, sorry) clip of <a href="http://youtu.be/jyayxUC6Nxo" rel="nofollow">the MST3K boys riffing on To Be Or Not To Be from a crappy dubbed German television version of Hamlet</a>.snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.com