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* Horatio ''does'' speculate in Act I Scene IV that the ghost might drive Hamlet mad and lure him to a watery suicide...
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* Horatio ''does'' speculate in Act I Scene IV that the ghost might drive Hamlet mad and lure him to a watery suicide...
suicide... Alternatively, Ophelia saw the ghost of her own father, who lorded over her even in death and either compelled her to follow him, or drove her so insane she killed herself.
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** ...so Asta Nielsen's Hamlet, but without the gender-presentation/transgender themes. Extremely buyable.
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* Horatio ''does'' speculate in Act I Scene IV that the ghost might drive Hamlet mad and lure him to a watery suicide...
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According to Pierre Bayard, Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - or thought he saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, which explains his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt the Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''{{Theatre/Macbeth}}'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt the Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''{{Theatre/Macbeth}}'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
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According to Pierre Bayard, Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - -- or thought he saw - -- that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, which explains his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare Shakespeare really meant a brothel...
As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to hauntthe Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''{{Theatre/Macbeth}}'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt
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She seems to know an awful lot about Ophelia's death - before, during and after it happened. She talks as if she she witnessed it all, yet apparently made no attempt to rescue the girl. She also doesn't seem ''that'' upset. Hmm.
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She seems to know an awful lot about Ophelia's death - -- before, during and after it happened. She talks as if she she witnessed it all, yet apparently made no attempt to rescue the girl. She also doesn't seem ''that'' upset. Hmm.
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[[WMG: Yorrick was the primary caregiver of Hamlet, and he was killed because he found out Claudius's plans.]]
Yorrick deeply cared about the young prince, and tried to ensure he had some joy in his youth. When Yorrick overheard Claudius planning the king's murder, he tried to tell the king, but Claudius killed him before he could and buried him in the garden.
Yorrick deeply cared about the young prince, and tried to ensure he had some joy in his youth. When Yorrick overheard Claudius planning the king's murder, he tried to tell the king, but Claudius killed him before he could and buried him in the garden.
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[[WMG: Yorrick Yorick was the primary caregiver of Hamlet, and he was killed because he found out Claudius's plans.]]
Yorrick Yorick deeply cared about the young prince, and tried to ensure he had some joy in his youth. When Yorrick Yorick overheard Claudius planning the king's murder, he tried to tell the king, but Claudius killed him before he could and buried him in the garden.
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Hamlet Sr. and later Claudius were her consorts and only called King as a form of courtesy title. This is why Hamlet was still just a prince and not a king, even though his father had already died.
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Hamlet Sr. and later Claudius were her consorts and only called King as a form of courtesy title. This is why Hamlet was still just a prince and not a king, even though his father had already died.died.
[[WMG: The whole thing was the world's very first big Scooby-Doo Hoax.]]
The "ghost" is one of Hamlet's enemies...an advance spy for Fortinbras, disguised in king's armor, looking to broker the seizure of castle and a few hundred acres of prime royal real estate. After all, what else could a bad guy in a phony ghost disguise scaring a great Dane and his friends '''be'''?
[[WMG: The whole thing was the world's very first big Scooby-Doo Hoax.]]
The "ghost" is one of Hamlet's enemies...an advance spy for Fortinbras, disguised in king's armor, looking to broker the seizure of castle and a few hundred acres of prime royal real estate. After all, what else could a bad guy in a phony ghost disguise scaring a great Dane and his friends '''be'''?
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Hamlet Sr. and later Claudius were her consorts and only called King as a form of courtesy title. This is why Hamlet was still just a prince and not a king, even though his father had already died.
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[[WMG: Ophelia's madness and/or her death are caused by an overdose of rue.]]
This guess goes with the above guess that Ophelia is pregnant. Modern doctors discourage using rue as an abortifacent, because it can cause serious illness or even death. It might be that Ophelia doesn't really go mad with grief, but suffers brain damage from the drug. Since her death takes place offstage, it could also be that she doesn't really drown, but just succumbs to the poisoning, and Gertrude concocts the story of her drowning (possibly having her already-dead body planted in the brook) to keep her pregnancy hidden and spare her honor. Whether Ophelia willingly took the rue herself or was drugged with it against her will by Gertrude and/or Claudius is unknown...
This guess goes with the above guess that Ophelia is pregnant. Modern doctors discourage using rue as an abortifacent, because it can cause serious illness or even death. It might be that Ophelia doesn't really go mad with grief, but suffers brain damage from the drug. Since her death takes place offstage, it could also be that she doesn't really drown, but just succumbs to the poisoning, and Gertrude concocts the story of her drowning (possibly having her already-dead body planted in the brook) to keep her pregnancy hidden and spare her honor. Whether Ophelia willingly took the rue herself or was drugged with it against her will by Gertrude and/or Claudius is unknown...
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[[WMG: Yorrick was the primary caregiver of Hamlet, and he was killed because he found out Claudius's plans.]]
Yorrick deeply cared about the young prince, and tried to ensure he had some joy in his youth. When Yorrick overheard Claudius planning the king's murder, he tried to tell the king, but Claudius killed him before he could and buried him in the garden.
Yorrick deeply cared about the young prince, and tried to ensure he had some joy in his youth. When Yorrick overheard Claudius planning the king's murder, he tried to tell the king, but Claudius killed him before he could and buried him in the garden.
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I will defend Horatio's legacy to my dying breath
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* An interesting theory, but not really based on anything -- and conflicts with a lot of the play's themes.
** Also, Claudius's main motivation behind getting Rosencrantz and Guildenstern involved seemed to be more out of paranoia than real concern. Disingenuous sympathy would've made more sense for his character, considering Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were old friends of Hamlet and might not have been as willing to cooperate with Claudius if they knew he was coming from a place of suspicion.
** Also, Claudius's main motivation behind getting Rosencrantz and Guildenstern involved seemed to be more out of paranoia than real concern. Disingenuous sympathy would've made more sense for his character, considering Rosencrantz and Guildenstern were old friends of Hamlet and might not have been as willing to cooperate with Claudius if they knew he was coming from a place of suspicion.
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WildMassGuessing for ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}''.
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As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt the Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''Theatre/Macbeth'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
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As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt the Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''Theatre/Macbeth'', ''{{Theatre/Macbeth}}'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
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[[WMG: Hamlet murdered his own father.]]
According to Pierre Bayard, Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - or thought he saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, which explains his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt the Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''Theatre/Macbeth'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
According to Pierre Bayard, Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - or thought he saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, which explains his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
As for the ghost, it was either just Hamlet's hallucination, or... the ghost actually tried to haunt the Hamlet himself! For, Bayard reminds us, in Shakespeare's oeuvre it is usually the ''murderers'' who see ghosts, as can be seen in ''Theatre/Macbeth'', ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'', ''Theatre/RichardIII''.
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father. Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - or thought he saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, which explains his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father. Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - or thought he saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, explaining his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father. Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably saw - or thought he saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia, explaining which explains his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father, probably because he had seen - or thought he had seen - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father, father. Claudius was innocent, which is proven by the fact that he didn't react to the first theatrical showing of Hamlet Sr.'s murder during the dumbshow, only leaving the theatre when it was done for the second time and Hamlet got noisy. As for the motive, Bayard goes on, Hamlet probably because he had seen saw - or thought he had seen saw - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia.Ophelia, explaining his later jealousy. And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia to go Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father, probably because he had seen - or thought he had seen - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia. Hence the famous DoubleEntendre of Ophelia having to go to the "nunnery"...
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* Pierre Bayard takes this UpToEleven. According to him, it was really Hamlet who murdered his father, probably because he had seen - or thought he had seen - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia. Hence the famous DoubleEntendre of And some say that by "nunnery" where Hamlet wants Ophelia having to go to the "nunnery"...Shakeseare really meant a brothel...
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* This is what Pierre Bayard tends to think. According to him, Hamlet murdered his father because he had seen - or thought he had seen - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia. Hence the famous DoubleEntendre of Ophelia having to go to the "nunnery"...
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* This is what Pierre Bayard tends to think. According to him, Hamlet murdered his father because he had seen - or thought he had seen - that Hamlet Sr. slept with Ophelia. Hence the famous DoubleEntendre of Ophelia having to go to the "nunnery"...
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Not so much WMG as very strongly hinted...
* [[http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/ophelia.html For the curious.]] but also just type in 'Ophelia Pregnant' in a search engine and multiple results (20 300 from Ask.com) will show up.
* [[http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/ophelia.html For the curious.]] but also just type in 'Ophelia Pregnant' in a search engine and multiple results (20 300 from Ask.com) will show up.
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Doesn't it seem odd that Gertrude willingly leaped right into bed with her husband's brother Claudius once Hamlet Senior kicked the bucket? Indeed, the Gravedigger scene informs us that Hamlet was born the same day that Hamlet, Sr. killed Fortinbras, Sr. Old Hamlet was out on military campaigns all the time. It's hardly a stretch to think that Gertrude fooled around with Claudius behind her husband's back. Claudius himself knows that Hamlet is his son, which is why he initially tries to be friends with him and insists that he remain at Elsinore rather than return to France for school. Indeed, Kenneth Branagh's adaptation all but makes this assertion. Branagh bears a much greater resemblance to Derek Jacobi than Creator/BrianBlessed, and the scene where Claudius orders Hamlet's murder makes Claudius seem genuinely reluctant to do so.
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* This would explain why the crown went to Claudius instead of Hamlet, and no one appears to have a problem with it. It also explains why, on the other hand, everyone is fine with Hamlet's eventually inheriting the crown from ''Claudius'' (mentioned several times).
** It might also be because Denmark has an electorate system of kingship, as mentioned in the play.
* It adds layers of ambiguity, guilt, and secrets to Hamlet's Act IV confrontation with Gertrude: think of all the things she could say that might clarify matters, yet leave them even worse.
** It might also be because Denmark has an electorate system of kingship, as mentioned in the play.
* It adds layers of ambiguity, guilt, and secrets to Hamlet's Act IV confrontation with Gertrude: think of all the things she could say that might clarify matters, yet leave them even worse.
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* This would explain why the crown went to Claudius instead of Hamlet, and no one appears to have a problem with it. It also explains why, on the other hand, everyone is fine with Hamlet's eventually inheriting the crown from ''Claudius'' (mentioned several times).
**times). It might also be because Denmark has an electorate system of kingship, as mentioned in the play.
play, but still...
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[[WMG: Ophelia is Pregnant]]
[[http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/ophelia.html Seen here]], but also just type in 'Ophelia Pregnant' in a search engine and multiple results (20 300 from Ask.com) will show up.
[[WMG: Claudius is Hamlet's biological father]]
Doesn't it seem odd that Gertrude willingly leaped right into bed with her husband's brother Claudius once Hamlet Senior kicked the bucket? Indeed, the Gravedigger scene informs us that Hamlet was born the same day that Hamlet, Sr. killed Fortinbras, Sr. Old Hamlet was out on military campaigns all the time. It's hardly a stretch to think that Gertrude fooled around with Claudius behind her husband's back. Claudius himself knows that Hamlet is his son, which is why he initially tries to be friends with him and insists that he remain at Elsinore rather than return to France for school. Indeed, Kenneth Branagh's adaptation all but makes this assertion. Branagh bears a much greater resemblance to Derek Jacobi than Creator/BrianBlessed, and the scene where Claudius orders Hamlet's murder makes Claudius seem genuinely reluctant to do so.
* Extra context for those scenes where he basically calls his mother a whore.
[[http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/ophelia.html Seen here]], but also just type in 'Ophelia Pregnant' in a search engine and multiple results (20 300 from Ask.com) will show up.
[[WMG: Claudius is Hamlet's biological father]]
Doesn't it seem odd that Gertrude willingly leaped right into bed with her husband's brother Claudius once Hamlet Senior kicked the bucket? Indeed, the Gravedigger scene informs us that Hamlet was born the same day that Hamlet, Sr. killed Fortinbras, Sr. Old Hamlet was out on military campaigns all the time. It's hardly a stretch to think that Gertrude fooled around with Claudius behind her husband's back. Claudius himself knows that Hamlet is his son, which is why he initially tries to be friends with him and insists that he remain at Elsinore rather than return to France for school. Indeed, Kenneth Branagh's adaptation all but makes this assertion. Branagh bears a much greater resemblance to Derek Jacobi than Creator/BrianBlessed, and the scene where Claudius orders Hamlet's murder makes Claudius seem genuinely reluctant to do so.
* Extra context for those scenes where he basically calls his mother a whore.
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[[http://www.craftyscreenwriting.com/ophelia.html Seen here]], but also just type in 'Ophelia Pregnant' in a search engine and multiple results (20 300 from Ask.com) will show up.
[[WMG: Claudius is Hamlet's biological father]]
Doesn't it seem odd that Gertrude willingly leaped right into bed with her husband's brother Claudius once Hamlet Senior kicked the bucket? Indeed, the Gravedigger scene informs us that Hamlet was born the same day that Hamlet, Sr. killed Fortinbras, Sr. Old Hamlet was out on military campaigns all the time. It's hardly a stretch to think that Gertrude fooled around with Claudius behind her husband's back. Claudius himself knows that Hamlet is his son, which is why he initially tries to be friends with him and insists that he remain at Elsinore rather than return to France for school. Indeed, Kenneth Branagh's adaptation all but makes this assertion. Branagh bears a much greater resemblance to Derek Jacobi than Creator/BrianBlessed, and the scene where Claudius orders Hamlet's murder makes Claudius seem genuinely reluctant to do so.
* Extra context for those scenes where he basically calls his mother a whore.
