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Drawing Shakespeare: Hamlet
drawing of Hamlet bas relief on Folger Shakespeare Library building exterior
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Drawing Shakespeare: Hamlet

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Paul Glenshaw

In this Folger bas-relief, sculptor John Gregory shows Hamlet facing the sources of his torment: his father’s murder and his mother’s betrayal.

What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February
Clay Vanderbeek (Rosencrantz) and Nate Ruleaux (Guildenstern) in Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s 2019 production of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead directed by Donald Hicken. Photo by Joshua McKerrow.
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What's onstage at Shakespeare theaters in February

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Ben Lauer

Every month, we call up our Shakespeare theater partners to see what they have onstage. Find out what’s on across the US in February.

Twelfth Night: The Hamlet of the comedies
William Oliver Watkins as Orsino and Caitlin McWethy as Viola in Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s 2018 Twelfth Night, directed by Austin Tichenor. By Mikki Schaffner Photography.
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Twelfth Night: The Hamlet of the comedies

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Austin Tichenor

Austin Tichenor suggests that “Twelfth Night” is the “Hamlet” of the comedies, dealing with loss, separation, and death and using some surprisingly similar elements — but in a far happier way.

After Sarah Bernhardt: Frances de la Tour's 1979 performance as Hamlet
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After Sarah Bernhardt: Frances de la Tour's 1979 performance as Hamlet

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Jonathan Croall writes about Frances de la Tour’s 1979 performance as Hamlet, the first woman to do so on the English stage since Sarah Bernhardt.

Inside an Argentine translation of ‘Hamlet’ paired with surrealist illustrations
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Inside an Argentine translation of ‘Hamlet’ paired with surrealist illustrations

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Marianne Hewitt

Rafael Squirru and Juan Carlos Liberti collaborated to create this Argentine translation of Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ with surrealist illustrations.

How Ophelia is represented in nineteenth-century English art
John William Waterhouse, Ophelia, 1910
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How Ophelia is represented in nineteenth-century English art

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Rachel Stewart

Victorian artists in England painted many portraits of Ophelia, including this one from 1889 by John William Waterhouse.

Bernhardt/Hamlet: Inside a new play about Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt/Hamlet cast
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Bernhardt/Hamlet: Inside a new play about Sarah Bernhardt

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Esther French

A new play by Theresa Rebeck, “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” shows Sarah Bernhardt grappling with one of Shakespeare’s greatest roles: Hamlet.

Playing Claudius in an all-female production of Hamlet
Doll Piccotto as Claudius in Hamlet
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Playing Claudius in an all-female production of Hamlet

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Doll Piccotto

Claudius is a multi-faceted villain with many conflicting human qualities. Might it be easier to see that when a woman is playing the role?

How Catholic and Protestant beliefs affect Hamlet's reaction to his father's ghost
Hamlet and ghost. J. Coghlan. [early 19th century?]. Folger Shakespeare Library.
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How Catholic and Protestant beliefs affect Hamlet's reaction to his father's ghost

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When Hamlet first encounters his father’s ghost, the Danish prince’s reactions reflect Shakespeare’s understanding of the theological differences between early modern Catholics and Protestants regarding the spiritual realm, says David Scott Kastan.

A night at Hamlet's castle, followed by a debut novel
If We Were Villains
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A night at Hamlet's castle, followed by a debut novel

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This debut novel by M.L. Rio takes place at a fiercely competitive school where the acting students only perform Shakespeare.

An Iranian Hamlet
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An Iranian Hamlet

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Esther French

Arian Moayed is an Iranian Hamlet who straddles the line between East and West in a new dual-language production from Waterwell in New York.

A Hamlet that's almost too fragile to open
Cork Hamlet
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A Hamlet that's almost too fragile to open

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Sarah Hovde

The pages of this 1930 edition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet look insect-eaten or worse, but they’re actually made out of sheets of cork, not paper.

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