Hyperion to a Satyr: Act 4, Scene 7 - Ophelia's Death

Hyperion to a Satyr - The Fire and Water Podcast Network's Hamlet Podcast - continues Siskoid's scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare's masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 7, Part 2, Gertrude describes Ophelia's death.

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Credits:
Theme: "Fanfare" from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.

Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Julie Christie; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Eileen Herlie; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Claire Bloom and David Robb; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Glenn Close; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring  Diane Venora and Liev Schreiber; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Penny Downie; and "La Mort d'Ophélie" by Johnny Hallyday.

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