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  1. Hamlet I: The Age of Elizabeth (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    Maynard Mack, Yale University, uses portraits (e.g. Sir Francis Drake), maps (Visscher’s View) and models (Globe Playhouse) to discuss the relationship between the age of Elizabeth and Hamlet. He reflects...

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  2. Hamlet II: What Happens in Hamlet? (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Douglas Campbell; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    Professor Mack of Yale University divides the play into three sections: a ghost story, a detective story, and a revenge story. and discusses the major characters and movements, illustrated with scenes from...

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  3. Hamlet III: The Poisoned Kingdom (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Douglas Campbell; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    The play’s theme of ‘poison’ is explored, both in the physical sense of the three poisoning episodes, and in the figurative sense of subtly spreading corruption and evil.

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  4. Hamlet IV: The Readiness is All (1959 Film, Video)

    Series
    Hamlet
    Director
    John Barnes; Douglas Campbell; Michael Langham; Floyd Rinker

    Professor Mack of Yale University lectures on the play. Part 1 discusses the social structures, customs and audiences of Elizabethan England. Part 2 looks at the play’s three stories: the ghost story, the...

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