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 4, Scene 5, Part 1, Ophelia’s madness is revealed.
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Credits:
Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.
Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Kate Winslet; Slings & Arrows, starring Paul Gross and Rachel McAdams; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Jean Simmons; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Lalla Ward; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Helena Bonham-Carter; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Diane Venora and Julia Stiles; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor, starring Tallulah Sheffield; and Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Penny Downie and Mariah Gale.
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As usual, a deep dive episode that leaves my head reeling.
Thanks for pointing out the different ways Ophelia’s songs can be interpreted, especially with different staging and different people (or versions of people) on stage. I haven’t mulled them over in that way … ever.
Had me reaching for the book to reread.
Watch the madness!
I believe you’ve mentioned in earlier episodes how Horatio can be seen as a manifestation of certain aspects of Hamlet’s own personality. That got me wondering if Horatio ‘s role in this scene is to serve as Hamlet’s proxy, while Hamlet himself is in exile. In particular, I’m thinking of his interactions with the queen and Ophelia, the two most important women in Hamlet’s life. I’ll have to pull out my copy of the book and give this scene a closer read to see if this theory holds any water.
Thanks for another remarkable episode.