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April 30, 2008 at 09:06:09

Hamlet Adaptation (Act 1, Scene 3)

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                                   POLONIUS
            Affection? This is a serious matter my dear. What do you
            think you're doing, exactly?

                                   OPHELIA
            That's just it, my lord. I don't know. He's offered his
            love in an honorable fashion--

                                   POLONIUS
            An honorable fashion?

                                   OPHELIA
            He's backed his words with vows--I don't know what to think!

                                   POLONIUS
            Let me tell you what to think! He's a young man whose blood
            burns--that's not his tongue doing the talking.
            The vows are nothing but carnal persuasions, so don't you
            believe them. From here on I do not want you around him in
            private. Those are my orders. Do you understand?

                                   OPHELIA
            Yes, my lord.

                                   (End scene.)

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Though he is of noble blood, Ferdinand has no desire to fight or rule. He would prefer to explore, to ponder, to love, and to smell the flowers. Nevertheless, Ferdinand is a bull and he has horns.
FerdinandThough he is of noble blood, Ferdinand has no desire to fight or rule. He would prefer to explore, to ponder, to love, and to smell the flowers. Nevertheless, Ferdinand is a bull and he has horns.

Very nice

I do hope you 'translate' some other scenes as well. What I love about Hamlet is how he feigns insanity through speaking in verse. You would have to be a writer of great caliber to match the artistry of such verse as you were able to do with the prose, but I expect I would be pleasantly surprised.

I lament the loss of plays in verse. I wish more would go to the theater. But how can an ADD culture of 2 minute video clips be expected to sit through a few hours of pure artistry? When all is said and done in this world, as long as humans are alive to tell their tales, theater shall remain - pure in its form.

by Ferdinand (17 articles, 4 quicklinks, 29 diaries, 233 comments) on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 11:29:39 AM

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thanks ferdinand

yes, i'm working on the next scene now, and i admit i'm a little nervous as to further scenes on the horizon. it's exciting to try though. i just have to stay true to the goal, which is to make shakespeare accessible. thanks again for your comments.

by john de herrera (36 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 158 comments) on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 12:29:09 PM

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Shakespeare

Antiquated language? Why does it seem antiquated? Only because of what another comment calls an ADD culture of two-minute video clips. Shall we allow considerations as base as that to govern our behavior?

"To thine own self be true": In my experience pupils and students recognize the comparative vigor and freshness and rightness of such language written, as it was, when English was at its peak. The last thing we want to do is deprive young people of that. It's one of the best tools we have to illustrate to them the poor quality of the only English they now know, to put fire in their bellies to demand quality, reject mediocrity. Shakespeare isn't threatened. The very notion is laughable. Our present cultre is what's being sullied. Fight your battle another way.

by Scott Griffith (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 18 comments) on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 5:31:12 PM

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john de herreraWriter from California

you'll see the error of your thought. thanks for taking the time to comment.

by john de herrera (36 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 158 comments) on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 8:13:03 PM

elementary educator, great grandmother.
mollycruzelementary educator, great grandmother.

catering to idiots

God help Mozart if Herrera ever gets ahold of him and a xylophone!

by mollycruz (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 8 comments) on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 5:48:05 PM

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john de herreraWriter from California

catering to idiots?

that's not very kind, m.c.

by john de herrera (36 articles, 0 quicklinks, 2 diaries, 158 comments) on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at 8:09:24 PM

Wolfie

mollycruz is a limited intellect

if she realized the great care and effort you have used to transform a great work of art - into a great transformational vehicle of power and lucidity she would be a much more expanded person. let us all say thank you, john

wolfie is walking the dog for literary hounds

by Wolfie (9 articles, 0 quicklinks, 33 diaries, 1208 comments) on Sunday, May 4, 2008 at 1:08:51 AM