In reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, I can't help to think about the St. Martin's Europe Trip this past summer when we visited Shakespeare's Globe Theater to view the production of "As you Like it." "As you like it" is a Shakespearean comedy performed in full verse with many gender role reversal characters played on stage. It was cool to see how Shakespeare's works were genuinely intended to be performed. Sitting down in would could be considered an artifact was amazing, and seeing the performance of Shakespeare rather than reading one of his plays was eye-opening. For this reason, especially after seeing "As you like it," I greatly appreciate being able to watch Hamlet on screen if not in the theater so that the words could come to life as Shakespeare intended.
P.S. Attached is a picture of my view from this summer.
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