Comments on: Hamlet’s Advice to the Players http://www.bardblog.com/hamlets-advice-to-the-players/ Quips, Quibbles, Queries, and Quarks from a Quirky Bardolator Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:07:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: CSELLO http://www.bardblog.com/hamlets-advice-to-the-players/comment-page-1/#comment-1002 CSELLO Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:05:29 +0000 http://www.bardblog.com/?p=152#comment-1002 Shakespeare* sorry Shakespeare* sorry

]]> By: CSELLO http://www.bardblog.com/hamlets-advice-to-the-players/comment-page-1/#comment-1001 CSELLO Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:04:32 +0000 http://www.bardblog.com/?p=152#comment-1001 If you notice in Hamlet Shakespear does not give to many directions on how to act things like in most plays. This is one case where Shakespear is letting actors know what he wants actors to be like and using Hamlet was his oppertunity to do so. If you notice in Hamlet Shakespear does not give to many directions on how to act things like in most plays. This is one case where Shakespear is letting actors know what he wants actors to be like and using Hamlet was his oppertunity to do so.

]]> By: tutorsuit http://www.bardblog.com/hamlets-advice-to-the-players/comment-page-1/#comment-950 tutorsuit Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:26:29 +0000 http://www.bardblog.com/?p=152#comment-950 Seems to be an interesting post. Seems to be an interesting post.

]]> By: Gedaly http://www.bardblog.com/hamlets-advice-to-the-players/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Gedaly Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:10:25 +0000 http://www.bardblog.com/?p=152#comment-313 Hamlet's definitely not an ideal or correct about everything, but he seems to have a good understanding about what makes good acting. It's really impossible to know exactly what Shakespeare intended. Perhaps he is, to an extent, parodying the criticisms made at the time by elitist theatre-goers or theatre artists... What's important to me for purposes of learning and teaching is that the speech (regardless of who is saying it and why) is full of great advice to actors. Also when teaching, there's a certain respect that students will give to an acting lesson on Shakespeare, by Shakespeare. Hamlet’s definitely not an ideal or correct about everything, but he seems to have a good understanding about what makes good acting. It’s really impossible to know exactly what Shakespeare intended. Perhaps he is, to an extent, parodying the criticisms made at the time by elitist theatre-goers or theatre artists…

What’s important to me for purposes of learning and teaching is that the speech (regardless of who is saying it and why) is full of great advice to actors.

Also when teaching, there’s a certain respect that students will give to an acting lesson on Shakespeare, by Shakespeare.

]]> By: A.K.Farrar http://www.bardblog.com/hamlets-advice-to-the-players/comment-page-1/#comment-312 A.K.Farrar Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:51:55 +0000 http://www.bardblog.com/?p=152#comment-312 You know - I wonder. Did Shakespeare say this or did he get one of his characters to say it for him - or is he putting into the mouth of a character (whose judgement is not always accurate) the sort of criticism made of his players at the Globe by rivals and a snobbish elite? If Hamlet is not an ideal, while should his words reflect Shakespeare's true thoughts on acting? Just a provocation. You know – I wonder.

Did Shakespeare say this or did he get one of his characters to say it for him – or is he putting into the mouth of a character (whose judgement is not always accurate) the sort of criticism made of his players at the Globe by rivals and a snobbish elite?

If Hamlet is not an ideal, while should his words reflect Shakespeare’s true thoughts on acting?

Just a provocation.

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