Madness In Hamlet By Shakespeare
Instead of performing it traditionally as Shakespeare intended, the Royal Shakespeare Company chose to perform it in a more modern manner. This choice helped make it more relatable to the viewers and frankly more understandable. The sets and costumes were beautifully modified to fit the vision the director had for this production. It still had the regal feel that Shakespeare intended, but the modern aspects definitely stood out when Hamlet walked around with a ratty old shirt on or when Ophelia was just wearing a light sundress, or more obviously, when some scenes were shot through the lens of a surveillance camera. However, despite the obvious attempts to modernize the show, it was a difficult feat because the dialogue itself ages the show. But that’s where the acting comes into play and creates the bridges between old English and