The Folger Shakespeare Library and our publishing partner, Simon & Schuster Audio, hope you enjoy these excerpts from our audio performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This production was performed by the professional actors of Folger Theatre, in consultation with the editors of The Folger Shakespeare. The Folger Shakespeare Hamlet audiobook is available on a wide variety of audiobook platforms.
Act 1, scene 3
Hamlet’s entrance so alarms Gertrude that she cries out for help. Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius. In the middle of Hamlet’s attack, the Ghost returns to remind Hamlet that his real purpose is to avenge his father’s death. In the only unabridged film version of the classic play, here updated to the 19th century, Prince Hamlet (Kenneth Branagh) is traumatized by the revelation that his father was murdered by the present king, Claudius (Derek Jacobi), with the aid of Hamlet's mother, Gertrude (Julie Christie). Hamlet considers a plot for revenge and mistakenly kills Polonius (Richard Briers), the father of his. Download Hamlet: (1948, 1964, 1969, 1990, 1996 & 2000) DVDScr for free Download Hamlet: (1948, 1964, 1969, 1990, 1996 & 2000) HD for free Harry Keyishan has suggested that directors of Hamlet on screen invariably place it within one of the established film genres: Olivier ‘s Hamlet, he claims, is a film noir; Zeffirelli ‘s version is an. First performed around 1600, Hamlet tells the story of a prince whose duty to revenge his father’s death entangles him in philosophical problems he can’t solve. Shakespeare’s best-known play is widely regarded as the most influential literary work ever written. Read a character analysis of Hamlet, plot summary, and important quotes.
Synopsis:
In Polonius’s chambers, Laertes says good-bye to his sister, Ophelia, and tells her not to trust Hamlet’s promises of love. Polonius joins them, sends Laertes off, then echoes Laertes’s warnings to Ophelia, finally ordering her not to see Hamlet again.
Act 1, scene 5
Synopsis:
The Ghost tells Hamlet a tale of horror. Saying that he is the spirit of Hamlet’s father, he demands that Hamlet avenge King Hamlet’s murder at the hands of Claudius. Hamlet, horrified, vows to “remember” and swears his friends to secrecy about what they have seen.
Act 3, scene 4
Synopsis:
In Gertrude’s room, Polonius hides behind a tapestry. Hamlet’s entrance so alarms Gertrude that she cries out for help. Polonius echoes her cry, and Hamlet, thinking Polonius to be Claudius, stabs him to death. Hamlet then verbally attacks his mother for marrying Claudius. In the middle of Hamlet’s attack, the Ghost returns to remind Hamlet that his real purpose is to avenge his father’s death. Gertrude cannot see the Ghost and pities Hamlet’s apparent madness. After the Ghost exits, Hamlet urges Gertrude to abandon Claudius’s bed. He then tells her about Claudius’s plan to send him to England and reveals his suspicions that the journey is a plot against him, which he resolves to counter violently. He exits dragging out Polonius’s body.
CAST
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Hamlet—Zach Appelman
Claudius—Ian Merrill Peakes
Polonius—Rick Foucheux
Gertrude—Karen Peakes
Ophelia—Emily Trask
Laertes—Aubrey Deeker
Horatio—Michael Brusasco
Rosencrantz—Chris Genebach
Guildenstern—Todd Scofield
Claudius—Ian Merrill Peakes
Polonius—Rick Foucheux
Gertrude—Karen Peakes
Ophelia—Emily Trask
Laertes—Aubrey Deeker
Horatio—Michael Brusasco
Rosencrantz—Chris Genebach
Guildenstern—Todd Scofield
All other parts were played by members of the company.
Creative Team
Hamlet 1996 full movie, online
Robert Richmond—Director
Beth Emelson—Producer
Anthony Cochrane—Composer
Katharine Pitt—Production Assistant
Adam Stamper—Sound Engineer
Cody Nickell—Narrator
Beth Emelson—Producer
Anthony Cochrane—Composer
Katharine Pitt—Production Assistant
Adam Stamper—Sound Engineer
Cody Nickell—Narrator
Michael Witmore—Director, Folger Shakespeare Library
Janet Alexander Griffin—Artistic Producer
Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine—Editors, Folger Editions
Janet Alexander Griffin—Artistic Producer
Barbara A. Mowat and Paul Werstine—Editors, Folger Editions
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Recorded at Omega Studios and Audio School, Rockville, Maryland.
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In partnership with Simon & Schuster Audio