What’s eating Hamlet? That’s what everyone at court is trying to figure out! As the play progresses, the new king, Claudius, gets closer and closer to discovering Hamlet’s secret–that Hamlet has somehow figured out that Claudius murdered his way to the throne by killing Hamlet’s father!

After having gone over this famous soliloquy from Hamlet Act II, scene 2 in the regular podcast, I take some time out here to perform the soliloquy. The rendition may not be stellar, but the soliloquy itself is one of the greatest in the English language!

Join us as we continue our exploration of the greatest of all Shakespeare plays: Hamlet!

In today’s scene, we find Polonius, the King’s counselor, being sneaky and using spies to gain information. It is a habit that not only contrasts with the “wise” Polonius we have already seen in Act I, it is a practice that will eventually lead to his death.

Then his daughter, Ophelia, tells Polonius about an alarming encounter she just had with an emotionally overwrought Hamlet. Polonius believes this shows Hamlet is madly in love with his daughter, and rushes off to tell the King all about it.

The Ghost of Hamlet’s father, the former King of Denmark, finally delivers his message to Hamlet.

It is a message of evil, murder, deceit and revenge!

It’s enough to drive a bloke bonkers!

Act I, scene 4 finds us back on the castle battlements in the middle of the night keeping watch with Hamlet and Horatio for the Ghost of the dead king. Will the Ghost appear? And if the Ghost does appear, what will it say?

Join us to find out!

Join us as we dive into another scene from the most famous of all Shakespeare plays, “Hamlet!”

“To thine own self be true!”

Making Shakespeare fun and easy!

Join us with our exploration of Hamlet in this overview of Act I, scene 2! 7ipgGMXfmkUUSFfVbJZ1

Today we jump with both feet into the first scene of Hamlet! What other play has a ghost appearing not once, but twice, in the very first scene?! Hamlet is the best play ever written!

Join us as we make Shakespeare fun, easy and fabulous! The way it was meant to be!

We begin this series with an introduction to the greatest of all Shakespeare plays–HAMLET!