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Hamlet without his sweet religion?

By choosing the period Branagh did, belief in God cannot have the moment that it should have - that it did have in the Reformation. The insights, tranfigurations, dillemas are all upon the supposition that Hamlet is a believer and a knowledgable one. Had B. choosen a Wesleyian school master to be Hamlet he would have been closer to Shakespeare than the men in tight jackets that he has produced. I feel that "Hamlet" within the period it was designed for - Luther's time - has not been fully realized, certainly regarding costume. B. has missed the whole point and has substituted his own big top circus.

Posted by Florence Amit on March 26, 1997 at 22:54:33
 In Reply to "It's BRANAGH!!!" posted by Jenny Wolf on March 26, 1997 at 14:57:58


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