Thursday, February 7, 2008

Feb 7, 2008

Today in class we watch two more versions of Hamlet. They were the Derek Jabobi and Nicol Williamson versions. Both versions used close ups which gave it more a movie feel than being at a broadway production. Nicol Williamson had a calm and depressed sounding voice. He gave the impression that he was actually saying the words to himself instead of thinking them. Jacobi also spoke in a calm tone. He gave the impression of being more angry than crazy. His voice was also very high pitched. The Jacobi version shows Hamlet with a wooden sword showing him "acting" tough. Jacobi spoke to the audience and not just to himself. At the end, Jacobi portrays Hamlet as truely crazy.

Eddie A.

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