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1. In t h e
b e g in n in g ,
~
th e re
w as …

2. “ Ha
m le t
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3. Y o u k n o w …t h a t
o n e M e l G ib s o n
m o v ie ?
P o o r Y o r ic k ;
Y o , ‘ R a t io - I , lik e ,
K n e w h im ?

4. W e ll , it w a s w r it t e n b y
t h is d u d e
What a
piece
of work is
a man
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(William
Shakespeare)

5. A n d t h e le a d r o le
( H a m le t ) h a s a ls o b e e n
p la y e d b y t h e s e
f e llo w s …

6. …b u t a ll o f
t h a t g o t o ld
p re tty fa s t.

7. A n d , w e ll , s o d id
‘ O le B ill
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8. O h , s u re ,
“ H a m le t ”
c o n t in u e d t o
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n c e s fo r g e n e ra ti
s t ill p e r f o r m e d r e
h ro u g h o u t th e w o r

9. In C h in a …
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Read about it here

10. In T u n is ia …
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See it here

11. In C a n a d a …
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Stratford Shakespeare Festival

12. A n d in m a n y
o t h e r p la c e s , in
d iv e r s e f o r m a t s
…
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13. “ Ha
T h a t ’ s a w h o le
lo t o f
m le t
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14. In f a c t , “ H a m le t ” is w id e ly
b e lie v e d t o b e t h e m o s t -
p e r f o r m e d p la y in t h e E n g lis h
la n g u a g e , a n d p e r h a p s t h e
m o s t - p e r f o r m e d in m o d e r n
Even is t o r y the
h beyond
live stage, there are over
50 films
and screen adaptations
that bear its name

15. But c o me o n,
H a m le t

16. T h a t ’ s , lik e , s oo
And 7 t h we ’re o n t u s ubje c t
1 while c e n the r y !
w hy
Perchance
(if I can be so bold)
must it always be about

17. …h o w t o p u t
t h is …

18. Aw , s h u c k s ,
I ’ ll ju s t s a y it

19. W H A T ’ S S O GREAT
ABOUT
YOU?!

20. I m e a n , OK, I
know y o u ’ v e
h a d to d e a l
w it h s o m e
p re tty h e a v y
s tu ff

21. (Fratricide, patricide, clinical depression, repressed
unconscious emotions, unrequited love, existential
vexation, loneliness, skepticism, self-doubt, solipsism,
Oedipal complexities, misogynistic rage, intellectual
preoccupation, vanity, spiritual disquiet, pathological
insecurity, borderline schizophrenia and/or multiple-
personality disorder, your father’s spooky ghost, charming
good looks that only a mother could love, a proclivity for
engaging in some serious sophistry, one heck of a beef
with the moral character of the human race, a somewhat
far flung fascination with the discrepancy between the
known and the unknown universe, a heated debate between
you, yourself, and ye regarding fate and/vs. free will, a lot
of good jokes we’re only just beginning to get, the loss of
your bestest homies, and, of course, your own death)

22. Co me o n,
th o u g h

23. IT’S TIME TO GET
OVER ALL THAT STUFF

24. Le s t y e n o t
fo rg e t:
The rest of us have
our own problems

25. s o me o ne
o th e r
th a n
y o u r s e lf
a nd
‘ poor

26. I k n o w th e re
a re n ’ t m a n y
o t h e r s in
yo u r s to ry

27. (

28. B u t s u r e ly
th e re ’ s
o t h e r t a le s
t o t e ll

29. L ik e …

30. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern
are Dead
(Move over, Shakespeare - it’s
Tommy boy’s turn.)