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Feature review: HAMLET
Riz Ahmed’s interpretation of the melancholy prince leans into a message of “no kings.”
University courses, scholarly books and entire academic careers have been devoted to the question of why the works of William Shakespeare endure, and why Hamlet in particular keeps calling out to artists for their own interpretations, so please understand that I’m not presumptuous enough to think I can offer a definitive answer.
But I know what makes sense to me: As a text, it feels infinitely malleable. Whether in the myriad ways to interpret the actions (and inactions) of the central character, or in the times and places where the premise could be set, Hamlet exemplifies Shakespeare’s…
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