Questions As a group, compare the interpretations of one of the key soliloquies in the play, "Hamlet," from the individual films you watched over Reading Week. How does the character of Hamlet interact with the viewer? ... We felt that this was slightly over-dramatic of our expectations of Hamlet but effective nonetheless. ... To similar effect, although we found this a very weak and ineffective adaptation of Hamlet and the insanity and struggle of his character, was Laurence Olivier's version (GB, 1948). Again, Hamlet was the focal point of the shot, heightened by the dull background, fu...

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King Lear today rivals Hamlet as the most frequently performed William Shakespeare play. ... This interpretation of costuming is influenced by the audience's prior knowledge of the fairy tale Cinderella; therefore, Elliott is also using context to portray meaning. ... Eyre has deliberately never placed the female characters in a shot of their own and he has added his own interpretation of male dominance by adding exact movements when Albany throws Gonerill on the floor after discovering her feelings for Gloucester's bastard son, Edmond. ... Sir Laurence Olivier has taken his char...

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