hamlet is one of just those things that once you get into it, you just never really get out of. you can try, but it’ll always be there. lodged in your subconscious. waiting for the right moment to consume your every waking moment once more.
The sudden loss of her father was like living with a wound that would never heal, yet her memories of him were fading more and more every day.
Female Fortinbras moodboard for @fivecenturiesofflannel
“Let us haste to hear it, And call the noblest to the audience. For me, with sorrow I embrace my fortune. I have some rights of memory in this kingdom Which now, to claim my vantage doth invite me.”
(Princess Fortinbras of Norway, Hamlet; Act V, Scene ii)
for the many of you who have been asking about my vietnam war era hamlet ideas: i finally typed up a little something to share with y’all about my future directorial plans. i plan to keep shakespeare’s original text in the production, with minor changes and/or cuts as needed. (the only major cut would be gertrude’s death, i think it’s important for her to be alive at the end, and you’ll see why.)
this production focuses on the conflicts between younger and older generations, american hyper-praise of masculinity and what it means within the concept of war, and what happens when people put trust into political institutions blindly. this production also has exploration of sexual identity and queerness, drug use, and how war affects all aspects of life.
(sidebar: these are all original ideas of mine, so if you end up using them, citation/credit is necessary. if you end up doing a vietnam war era interpretation of hamlet after reading this, please tell me, i want to hear all about it!)
