Hamlet decrypted
This summer, I saw Hamlet played on the Boston Common by the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. It was a memorable moment indeed, with great actors, and a very creative direction, that managed to be very original without sacrificing the least either the letter or the spirit of the text.
But after seeing the play, I could not repress a strong feeling that the whole story was but a huge lie hiding an unsavory truth. Here's my take on the real events behind Hamlet, much more serious than the version by Gotlib & Alexis. Call me paranoïd, I am much less so than Hamlet is alleged to have been...
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