The class will delve into this mysterious, delicate, and powerful conundrum of a play. What actually happens? Who is ultimately responsible for the chaos and tragedy? And what about the women? So few lines, but what is truly behind them? And then there is the “problem” of Hamlet himself: prince or weakling, opportunist or victim, player or played? We will spend most of the time immersed in the text of this marvelous play, and then watch a film version. When the class concludes, the hope is that we can all say, “Alas, Hamlet, we know it well!”
((Rebecca Carpenter - Tuesday - CMU))
