The World Of Hamlet Is Steeped In Corruption Flashcards
Francis FERGUSON writes that
“The universe of Hamlet, which includes the court, s corrupt, unheavenly, rotten, founded on murder and incest”
Modern production-M. Boyd 2004
Emphasises H world as a “dark, bloody renaissance” that “articulates a crisis in the decay of traditional social order in England” ( Dollimore)
Queen Elizabeth I context
Espionage that successfully penetrated the Spanish Armada
Description of Claudius
“A king of shrewds and patches”
“My crown, mine own ambition….
And my queen”
Matthew Warchus’ 1997 modern dress production
Claudius’ “ flourish” and finery is hightened as the ghost disrupts the celebration
Micheal Boyd RSC 2004 production- ghost
“Skeleton-like” ghost haunts both the audience and Hamlet to expose Denmarks corruption
Ron Daniels 1989 production
“Madness ripped across stage” emphasising Hamlets “madness in craft” as a means of survival in a work “steeped in corruption”
Rex Gibson
“New world” o “diplomacy and sineminy”
BBCs 2009 production
Cuts to CCTV camera view to constantly remind the audience that Hamlets world is “steeped in corruption”
Rebecca Smith on Ophelia
Polonium “trained his daughter to be obedient and chaste and is able to use her as a piece of bait for spying”
Traditional patriarchy of
The Elizabethan era
Gregory Deran 2008
“All the action has reflected in huge full-height mirrors at the back of the stage which shattered dramatically when Polonius was shot”
Fergusson- Claudius
The “found(er) of corruption”
Belsey
“The myth of the unchanging human nature”
