Oh, i got it in the end, but there were *kids* in the audience - like 8 or 10 years old or so. If *I* didnt know what the fuck was going on, i'm sure they didnt either. And the whole point is that it needs to be able to be understood, kwim?
In the show last night, it was Laertes who went OTT in grief, he got in the grave with her and was hugging her corpse FFS! At least Hamlet didnt climb in...
They also played down the Ophelia/Hamlet romance. We saw no signs of hugging or kissing or signs of any romance between them at all, in fact, the few scenes they shared together was him spurning her because he was 'mad' or her spurning him to set him up for Polonius and Claudius to see as they watched from behind a mirrored wall...
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In the show last night, it was Laertes who went OTT in grief, he got in the grave with her and was hugging her corpse FFS! At least Hamlet didnt climb in...
They also played down the Ophelia/Hamlet romance. We saw no signs of hugging or kissing or signs of any romance between them at all, in fact, the few scenes they shared together was him spurning her because he was 'mad' or her spurning him to set him up for Polonius and Claudius to see as they watched from behind a mirrored wall...