Hyperion to a Satyr: Hamlet Act II, Scene 2 – Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

Hyperion to a Satyr - The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Hamlet Podcast - continues Siskoid's scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare's masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act II, Scene 2, Part 4, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern finally have a probing chat with Hamlet.

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Credits:

Theme: "Fanfare" from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with clips from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2000 Hamlet, starring Ethan Hawke; and the 1990 Hamlet, starring Mel Gibson.

Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Kenneth Branagh and Timothy Spall; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Laurence Olivier; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Derek Jacobi and Geoffrey Bateman; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Mel Gibson and Sean Murray; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Ethan Hawke and Steve Zahn; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor, starring uncredited Rosencrantz performer, Katie Reddin-Clancy and William Belchambers; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring David Tennant and Tom Davey; and "Quel mal te bouffe?" by Johnny Hallyday.

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