The Duelling Scene from Hamlet & other stuff

Here's an ARTICLE that explains the sword-switch scene in Hamlet.

On Colbert last week, he had Professor Stephen Greenblatt on to discuss the Shakespearean aspects of the presidential campaign...Greenblatt was my Shakespeare professor when I was at Cal (he moved to Harvard a couple of years later), and is probably the single most brilliant living Shakespearean scholar today. Here's the interview:


Here's an ARTICLE Greenblatt wrote about the circumstances behind Hamlet's creation. I recommend you read this thoroughly, especially if you had difficulties with Hamlet. The recusant theory is a particularly interesting aspect of Shakespearean interpretation, if anyone watches The Tudors on Showtime, you know why the idea of being a secret Catholic during the Elizabethan era is so powerful.

Finally, here's the Animaniac's rendering of Hamlet's "Alas poor Yorick" speech: