I absolutely love Kate Winslet's Ophelia! Masterfully done! I have uploaded a video of the "O what a noble mind..." monologue, but I could never match Winslet's performance no matter how many years I practiced! <3
i watched this when i was in highschool and really all i wanted was to watch his scenes over and over again the actor is so emotional you just want to hug this guy :(
Even his seemingly disdainful, "Not I; I never gave you aught..." can be read to be an attempt to armor himself against the pain that he feels; it's not just a way of hurting her.
I noticed a few people on here made a similar observation about Ophelia that I am about to make. The idea that she is an "innocent" doesn't hold up. I am not saying that Hamlet is justified in the severity of what he did to her, but she did betray him, in at least one important way; she spied on him on behalf of men he knew to be his enemies. She may not have known all of what was up, but she did attempt to deceive him, and she did abandon him when he needed her the most
"here is the reason why i think hamlet is mean to ophelia in this scene:
1) his dad died
2) his jerk uncle took his rightful throne
3) he senses the ophelia's dad and his uncle are spying on them so he thinks she betrayed him
4) she's practically dumping him after all that's happened to him
i mean if i went through all hamlet's been through i would snap too" And, bravo(!!!) to the party that made this post. I am so sick of everyone trying to judge him without having been there...
I tried looking for this in form of DVD from Amazon.com, No luck. Does anyone know how to get your hands on this. I really like Kate Winslet. Such an angel, love the accent, great actress, and I love Shakespeare, but I really like it done by actors I prefer. If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to let me know, thanks!!
And, his own denunciation of himself as an "errant knave." The traditions of tragedy go back to ancient Greece, and to the Greeks, tragedy dealt with what, in nature and human nature, was inscrutable, and not subject to moderation or reason.
To continue...He could have taken his revenge, swept up Ophelia into his arms, and reigned as King of Denmark; maybe even reconciled to his mother. But, that is not tragedy: what Hamlet rages against is not just the finite evil and injustice of his "uncle-father", but what the chain of events reveal about humanity as a whole; and he does not exclude himself from this judgement.
Witness the lines: "Treat every man after his desert and whom shall escape whipping..." (continued)
At the risk of sounding conceited,,,The point of tragedy is that the characters do not do what is sane, or reasonable, or even morally right. These are always possibilities; that's what makes it tragic. There are ways in which Hamlet could have fulfilled the Ghosts commands that would not have ended with the deaths of virtually everyone around him, but then we would have had a simple revenge story, with some semblance of a "happy ending..."
I have read Hamlet, it was a lovely book. And on the contrary to what multiple people are saying on here (ex: current top comments), I don't think poorly of him at all. If your dad died by way of your uncle, and said cruel, manipulative uncle took his place and expected you to look to him as your father, even though he killed your dad, you would be mad. No? Also note that your mom is a jackass, your beloved is two-faced, and you found out that your nice dad is rotting in hell. *empathy.
@beautylissy02 That's a really interesting point. I always thought that Ophelia wasn't rejecting him, although it seems so. But the reason she is there is because Polonius put her there as a way to spy on Hamlet and see if hes 'mad' because of her, so I always assumed that Polonius had probably told her to return the letters and reject him just like how in Act 1 Scene 3 Polonius commandes Ophelia to not 'give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet' and she obeyed then too.
@beautylissy02 Really good points here! Unfortunately, there were some girls in my class who immediately hated Hamlet after this scene. I feel like there's some actual meaning behind his actions, you know?
Another possible reason would be that perhaps he's feigning indifference to her, because he's not sure what will become of him; so he basically just breaks up with her for her safety and dignity, to get himself out of her life. That's another point brought up in my class. :)
Damn, Hamlet. He's such an ass making the poor girl feel guilty and screwing with her head like that. Anyone would think he was the only one with problems. It's all me me me with him. He likes the sound of his own voice too much as well. Other than that, though, Branagh rocks and the film is a nifty production.
@rockhammer85 Youd be a stuffy self absorbed narcissist if you were royalty and if your own uncle murdered your own father in order to have your mother and your fathers throne to himself.
@o0MSA0o Although the script doesn't specify that there is specifically a kiss after "I humbly thank you. Well, well, well", the iambic pantameter for that line indicates that there is some kind of action. It's not necessarily an incorrect choice to put a kiss there, and, in fact, seems to work quite well since this scene is always done so differently in separate versions.
I don't care for the violin music that wafts in occasionally. It doesn't seem to fit. Otherwise, it's not that bad a scene, but Derek Jacobi will always be my favorite Hamlet.
Although Ken is very passionate about Shakespeare, i dont think his hamlet or any of his shakespeare roles are that good. here Kate winslet is a better actor than he is and my focus is on her ophelia instead of hamlets rage. She is a very fine actor, he isnt.
I love the intant when he realizes they're being watched, when he closes his eyes and whispers "Where is your father?" Wonderful interpreation of the lines.
but he also says to a nunnery go, as we would assume that ophelia wouldnt sleep with hamlet so, he is oplaying on her being chaste and basically taking the pee.
@Mshadowsilove This is the scene where hamlet basically says he doesn't love ophelia any more (Spoiler) which is a lie because when he finds out she died, he admits he really did love her(Spoiler over) and tells her to go to a nunnery, or a convent.
@Mshadowsilove in this scene, polonius and claudius send ophelia out to find the reason behind hamlets apparent madness, going by the belief he is mad in his love for ophelia. hamlet becomes aware he is being spied on and claims he never loved ophelia. :)
You know... everyone's raving about the acting in this scene, but I just don't see it. I
He seems... too angry: "to a nunnery" was meant as a bawdy double-meaning I think it should come across as more taunting and sarcastic than impassioned, but he was really chewing the scenery here. I actually prefer the version in this scene from the made-for-TV German version famously lampooned in Mystery Science Theater 3,000... and that's really saying something.
... I just watched the Mel Gibson version of this scene, i had to watch this to get rid of the terrible taste of anti-semitic biggitism and bad acting it left in my mouth. Thank you Kenneth Branagh.
... I do love this scene but I loved it WAY BETTER in the Mel Gibson version. This is alllll wroooong, lol. Neither of them truly captured the character of Hamlet and Ophelia.
@seizetoday22 Why is this all wrong? Kate Winslet is great as Ophelia. What was so much better about the Gibson version? Branagh can act rings around Gibson any day.
@ophy4 lol I think she deserved it. She betrayed him. He can't trust anyone except Horation, really. And to think his loved one betrayed him...man, I wouldn't be happy either.
i love how kenneth branagh performed at 2:50. His pause and soft quesiton of "where's your father?" just seems perfect to me. But i have to say 4:04 and 4:20 just makes me laugh. Hysterically.
it's incredible how this scene can be true; more than real; towards words' meaning, brain reasons, emotional reactions; it's more than art, it's true, it's the Truth. Like in the begin: Nymph, in thy orisons... - and suddenly: are you fair? are you honest? -
Could somebody else gives a brighter definition of hopeful resignation?
Hamlet's not Hamlet in all this act: he is the Choising Man. Demonstrating that men chose when they have already chosen; consequences give an illusion of present.
I am trying to write 3-4 page essay on this particular scene and I have no idea where do I start.. I am really having hard time writing on this and all these dialogue are driving me crazy ... can u please help me in writing this paper
He really shows how infuriating it is for an uncompromising person to be surrounded by that kind of passivity. It's a sort of hell being the only one who isn't in denial. And they're so damned stubborn, too. Even after you throw them out they won't give up. He is so furious and she is so stupid -they've got it perfectly.
I'm not being fair to Ophelia, though. After all, her father was the one who said, "To thine own self be true". Of course she trusted him. She came around in the end.
I love the way he says the "well, well, well" lines. Hamlet says a lot of things that he repeats three times, and it's easy to just say them in a row. Here Branagh says more like "Well... (I am) well. Well (then)" and hugs her. It's sweet that in this version it shows that he actually does love Ophelia, and is hurt by her returning the letters, and also that she is being loyal to her father and not to him.
Actually, one could say Hamlet is switching between calling her a whore and actually telling her to go to an Abbey. In his first speech to her, he speaks more of repairing her sins, and so she should become a nun to repent. In his second speech he calls her unfit to wed a good man, which leads to his third speech to her, in which he calls her a harlot. In short, Yes, he is calling her a whore, but he is also actaully telling ehr to go to a nunnery/Abbey.
eugh :( i really don't like the way they've interpreted the script here :/ Hamlet should be cold here, he wouldnt hug ophelia :/ and he would push her around either, he's almost like a dead man here, all he can think of is revenge.
and her whole worlds just come down around her, she should be devestated.
i dont understand, they didnt have to do all that crap to make it interesting, it needs to be heartbreaking. :/
Alright, even though I like Gibson's portrayal of Hamlet, I've finally found a few scenes that are better than Gibson's like this one. If someone were to play Hamlet in a play, they could collaborate both Gibson's, Branagh, and of course their own portrayals. It would be awesome.
In this scene he says to her she is not chaste or honest. And all women are fickel and lie. He claims he wants her to go to a nunnery so she cant breed more sinners. He also says if she should marry she should marry a foul because no wise man would want her. He sees the world as a corrupt place and it doesnt need anymore sinners. Basically thats the jist. This scene also shows us the first time Hamlet treads on the border of passionate and maybe true madness.
One of two things, or both. One, he is telling her that since she has wasted her time one a man who doesn't love her, she may as well take vows of chastity and become a nun. The second is Elizabethan wordplay, since "nunnery" in Shakespeare's time was also slang for a brothel, which displays Hamlet's conflicted view of women.
thanks for posting, I have to memorize Ophelia's speech at the end, "O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown", and I really needed it to be acted out and the version we were watching in class is very dry. I really love Kate Winslet and this scene is really inspiring. I think I can do this speech with emotion now!!!!!!
I am amazed at the comments regarding Branagh's portrayal of Hamlet. I am not sure what you people are basing it off of. Is it he not "obscure" enough for some of you? Are some of you stuck with the potrayal that your HS drama teacher told you how to play the part? I honestly don't get it? Next to Olivier, his "Hamlet" is by far the most complex and engaging to be performed. And the man has only been spending his whole life on the stage recreating the Bard's work so, what does he know ...
Kate Winslet is the best Ophelia I have seen...she is just so realistic and emotionally powerful...I love this performance! Thank you for posting this!
My God this makes me cry. WHY OPHELIA WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!?? You think I'd listen to my dad if he told me to leave the man I love, NO! Torn yes but leave my Hamlet (aka Matt) NEVER!
Shakespeare sir..... you may be a good writer but you are also a duche.
Hey, he's just representing Ophelia. A great write makes his creations "free artists of themselves"- they make their own story. Which is really hard to imagine, but he does it.
At first he is telling her to go to a convent when he says, 'get thee to a nunnery'. But after he says, "We are arrant knaves all." Any refference to a nunnery afterwards he is telling her to go to a whorehouse and quite litererally tells her to go f*** herself.
i think he means both in a way. A nunnery is literally a convent of nuns... but considering the context of the play.. nunnery was slang for brothel back then. So, I think Shakespeare plays on the double meaning.. punning. Either interpretation.. it gets the message across xP
that doesn't make sense. hamlet is telling her to hide from these "errant knaves" - men - because they suck. why should she become subject to them, much less "breed" them, when they suck so much? he is speaking of the sinful nature of man, and telling her to escape it. why would "errant knaves" change what he is saying? i'm not making an attempt at animosity, just asking for clarification.
I don't know if you've ever done a critical analysis of Hamlet, I assume not, but after Ophelia's rejection and his mother marrying his Uncle he feels betrayed by women and thinks them all whores. Hamlet loses all feeling for Ophelia until after her death but continues to toy with her emotions. Hamlet by no means wants to protect Ophelia from the evils of men and in fact finds the greatest evil to be women. Trust me on this one. Hamlet sees Ophelia as a slut who toys with a man's emotions.
no he's calling her a whore, in shakesperes day (and understanding) they had different ideas of what a nunnery was like - mostly filled with 'fallen' women - her rejection of his 'distemper' has angered him, he is saying 'if this is really you then you aren't the person i thought I loved, you're just your fathers daughter -a schemer and backstabber!
Branagh is great, shame they had to ruin the scene by making a noise, if he knows for sure that he is being watched it's far less rich in intrigue
um no. And I don't even want to get into an arguement with you because there is no way I can drag you out of your sandbox world where love forever remains unspoiled. He is infact calling her a whore, he thinks she's a whore, trust me on this one.
This scene gives me chills every time, so heartbreaking!
mspasdechat 1 day ago
You know right well you did!!!!!!
0alifish0 1 month ago
I absolutely love Kate Winslet's Ophelia! Masterfully done! I have uploaded a video of the "O what a noble mind..." monologue, but I could never match Winslet's performance no matter how many years I practiced! <3
- Lisa
SparsileStars 2 months ago
Absolutely Gorgeous Film
kontrapunkti 2 months ago
:( so sad the movie
Cendinka 2 months ago
i watched this when i was in highschool and really all i wanted was to watch his scenes over and over again the actor is so emotional you just want to hug this guy :(
purple9414 3 months ago
Even his seemingly disdainful, "Not I; I never gave you aught..." can be read to be an attempt to armor himself against the pain that he feels; it's not just a way of hurting her.
gestalt422 3 months ago
I noticed a few people on here made a similar observation about Ophelia that I am about to make. The idea that she is an "innocent" doesn't hold up. I am not saying that Hamlet is justified in the severity of what he did to her, but she did betray him, in at least one important way; she spied on him on behalf of men he knew to be his enemies. She may not have known all of what was up, but she did attempt to deceive him, and she did abandon him when he needed her the most
gestalt422 3 months ago
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"here is the reason why i think hamlet is mean to ophelia in this scene:
1) his dad died
2) his jerk uncle took his rightful throne
3) he senses the ophelia's dad and his uncle are spying on them so he thinks she betrayed him
4) she's practically dumping him after all that's happened to him
i mean if i went through all hamlet's been through i would snap too" And, bravo(!!!) to the party that made this post. I am so sick of everyone trying to judge him without having been there...
gestalt422 3 months ago
I tried looking for this in form of DVD from Amazon.com, No luck. Does anyone know how to get your hands on this. I really like Kate Winslet. Such an angel, love the accent, great actress, and I love Shakespeare, but I really like it done by actors I prefer. If anyone has suggestions, please feel free to let me know, thanks!!
Base2lovesBase1 4 months ago
@Base2lovesBase1 i just bought it from Amazon. if you type in 'Hamlet, Kenneth Branagh' in the search bar, it is right at the top :)
94BethRose 4 months ago
And, his own denunciation of himself as an "errant knave." The traditions of tragedy go back to ancient Greece, and to the Greeks, tragedy dealt with what, in nature and human nature, was inscrutable, and not subject to moderation or reason.
gestalt422 4 months ago
To continue...He could have taken his revenge, swept up Ophelia into his arms, and reigned as King of Denmark; maybe even reconciled to his mother. But, that is not tragedy: what Hamlet rages against is not just the finite evil and injustice of his "uncle-father", but what the chain of events reveal about humanity as a whole; and he does not exclude himself from this judgement.
Witness the lines: "Treat every man after his desert and whom shall escape whipping..." (continued)
gestalt422 4 months ago
At the risk of sounding conceited,,,The point of tragedy is that the characters do not do what is sane, or reasonable, or even morally right. These are always possibilities; that's what makes it tragic. There are ways in which Hamlet could have fulfilled the Ghosts commands that would not have ended with the deaths of virtually everyone around him, but then we would have had a simple revenge story, with some semblance of a "happy ending..."
gestalt422 4 months ago
I have read Hamlet, it was a lovely book. And on the contrary to what multiple people are saying on here (ex: current top comments), I don't think poorly of him at all. If your dad died by way of your uncle, and said cruel, manipulative uncle took his place and expected you to look to him as your father, even though he killed your dad, you would be mad. No? Also note that your mom is a jackass, your beloved is two-faced, and you found out that your nice dad is rotting in hell. *empathy.
justforonelastkiss 4 months ago
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@justforonelastkiss if his dad rily was that nice he wudnt b rotting in hell
TheXenorra 4 months ago
I don't like his interpretation. Far too much yelling.
calmemelloyello2 4 months ago
Awesome scene unfortunately, I have to do this scene as Ophelia and be abused :'(
Quamei 5 months ago
here is the reason why i think hamlet is mean to ophelia in this scene:
1) his dad died
2) his jerk uncle took his rightful throne
3) he senses the ophelia's dad and his uncle are spying on them so he thinks she betrayed him
4) she's practically dumping him after all that's happened to him
i mean if i went through all hamlet's been through i would snap too
beautylissy02 5 months ago 27
@beautylissy02
His uncle is also screwing his mom....
CaptainFSU 5 months ago
@beautylissy02 That's a really interesting point. I always thought that Ophelia wasn't rejecting him, although it seems so. But the reason she is there is because Polonius put her there as a way to spy on Hamlet and see if hes 'mad' because of her, so I always assumed that Polonius had probably told her to return the letters and reject him just like how in Act 1 Scene 3 Polonius commandes Ophelia to not 'give words or talk with the Lord Hamlet' and she obeyed then too.
mynameisroo94 1 month ago
@beautylissy02 Really good points here! Unfortunately, there were some girls in my class who immediately hated Hamlet after this scene. I feel like there's some actual meaning behind his actions, you know?
Another possible reason would be that perhaps he's feigning indifference to her, because he's not sure what will become of him; so he basically just breaks up with her for her safety and dignity, to get himself out of her life. That's another point brought up in my class. :)
MaRiAtheHeDg3hOg 1 month ago
I love how cute they at the beginning and I love Hamlet's 'huh?'s.
ntherewas1 6 months ago
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By far the best version I have seen so far. Exactly how I pictured it! They both did phenomenal.
showersingergirl99 6 months ago
By far the best version I have seen so far. Exactly how I pictured it! They both did phenomenal.
showersingergirl99 6 months ago
LOVE this scene. It's so manic and awesome.
Eruadhiel 7 months ago 3
TAKE THEE TO A NUNNERY!
ghidfg 7 months ago
First of all. Ophelia is dumping him and you say Hamlet is the jerk here?!
- Where is your father?
- Home
Ophelia is NOT honest and this IS a betrayal. How would you feel if the person you love were an ally of your enemies?
sfex9 8 months ago 4
"You know right well you did." lol
0alifish0 8 months ago
5:23 Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to go direct/ruin Thor.
shawnmalki 9 months ago
Does anybody smell ham?
docpepperclassic 9 months ago
I Love Kate Winslet
terinathompson 10 months ago 5
My favourite portrayal of Hamlet.
MultiKalene 10 months ago
I like the Mel Gibson version, because he plays the part of a crazy person so well. <3 I love Hamlet, and Shakespeare's work.<3 <3
lilAlucard 10 months ago
I want to hug him.
funstaurz 10 months ago 4
so perfect.
funstaurz 10 months ago
Ah yaaay!
I wish someone would upload the sex scene :( lolol
CaramelCamel 11 months ago
here's my piano composition for Ophelia's drowning scene:/watch?v=PwalAumjTE8
ENJOY :D
paragonD6 11 months ago
well done Branagh
geniusjohn612 11 months ago
my god i have to be ophelia for my gcse perfomance and im shitting myself because i will never be as good as THAT!!
gemma0chan 11 months ago
Chills! This movie gives me chills,its great
shylilygirl107 11 months ago
lol in our english hamlet video project we turn 'get thee to a nunnery' into a rap
C8Shay 1 year ago 2
@C8Shay "I kill yo' guards, I kill yo' pops, I kill yo' bro, I kill da king while I get kill'd mahself. So best kill yo' self too bitch!"
Hamlet is a frickin' gangsta, man.
Agent1W 10 months ago
Damn, Hamlet. He's such an ass making the poor girl feel guilty and screwing with her head like that. Anyone would think he was the only one with problems. It's all me me me with him. He likes the sound of his own voice too much as well. Other than that, though, Branagh rocks and the film is a nifty production.
rockhammer85 1 year ago
@rockhammer85 Youd be a stuffy self absorbed narcissist if you were royalty and if your own uncle murdered your own father in order to have your mother and your fathers throne to himself.
ColdCypher 9 months ago
@ColdCypher
I'm not interested in his excuses. He is what he is: a jerk.
rockhammer85 9 months ago
@rockhammer85 To be a jerk, or not to be a jerk. That is the question.
ColdCypher 9 months ago
@rockhammer85 So what excuses do you find to justify Ophelia's behaviour? because I am interested
sfex9 8 months ago
Are you honest?
ilikeblondie 1 year ago
I love my mother, Kate Winslet.
TheGothims 1 year ago
Those two people.. are my world.
AdytaShakespeare 1 year ago 3
Get thee to a nunnery!
reggaerox08 1 year ago
After watching so many film adaptations, this is literally the best interpretation.
emeralddreams888 1 year ago
At 4:41 , when he stares into the mirror at Claudius, I really felt his passion there, I felt genuinely frightened.
QuantumFart2 1 year ago
She chose who she was loyal to when she told him that her father was at home. She lied to Hamlet and he knew that she was lying.
That told him right then that his puppet had another puppet master. One with stronger strings to her than he.
Ah good ol' blood thicker than water.
Goddessdaughter 1 year ago
what movie is this?
Gunnerss09 1 year ago
@Gunnerss09 Hamlet, the 1996 version.
Nacha255 1 year ago
I blame Branagh's interpretation of Hamlet's madness... He seems to have manic-depressive spells more than anything.
LadyVanHelsing713 1 year ago
winslet was terrific in this
kurumais 1 year ago
did you guys know kenneth branagh was professor gilderoy lockhart in harry potter!?!???!!!!!!! well i guess you guys know that already lok
alienapatricia 1 year ago 18
@alienapatricia We're watching this in our Englsh class, and me and my friends didn't recognize him at first xD We did spot Pettigrew, though :3
Daphnegirl93 1 year ago
"Well fuck you then Hamlet punk bitch!" - Queen Gertrude
"Yeah fool to be or not to be s sililoquy in your ass motherfucker." - Ophelia
"Lou Lou oh Lou gotta see gotta go, wo oh. Ya ya ya ya"
"Oh Lou Louu o
Doth protest too much are we Polonious?
thizzmarley182 1 year ago
"Well fuck you then Hamlet punk bitch!" - Queen Gertrude
"Yeah fool to be or not to be s sililoquy in your ass motherfucker." - Ophelia
"Lou Lou oh Lou gotta see gotta go, wo oh. Ya ya ya ya"
"Oh Lou Louu oh lou
thizzmarley182 1 year ago
2:47 the shit really hits the fan!
PharaohHazard 1 year ago
Poor girl...he's a maniac
JaponLights 1 year ago
no doubt the guy is a great actor
piercoucy 1 year ago
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nanogirl 1 year ago
kenneth branagh..step down from leo d
vioma7 1 year ago
there aint supposed to be a kiss at all at the beginning.
o0MSA0o 1 year ago
@o0MSA0o Although the script doesn't specify that there is specifically a kiss after "I humbly thank you. Well, well, well", the iambic pantameter for that line indicates that there is some kind of action. It's not necessarily an incorrect choice to put a kiss there, and, in fact, seems to work quite well since this scene is always done so differently in separate versions.
xaruiz 1 year ago 2
I don't care for the violin music that wafts in occasionally. It doesn't seem to fit. Otherwise, it's not that bad a scene, but Derek Jacobi will always be my favorite Hamlet.
Janeite1 1 year ago
*SLAP!
Huh?......HUH!?!?!?!
britishbass 1 year ago
I disagree, I think Ken is a better actor than Kate, but I think they're both excellent.
thudunder 1 year ago 2
he ruins the dialogue every time he says 'hmm?'
ondesmartenot3 1 year ago
Although Ken is very passionate about Shakespeare, i dont think his hamlet or any of his shakespeare roles are that good. here Kate winslet is a better actor than he is and my focus is on her ophelia instead of hamlets rage. She is a very fine actor, he isnt.
Teezer44 1 year ago
Kenneth is SEXY!
mrsszmanda07 1 year ago 4
@mrsszmanda07 Amen, sister.
SophroniaCharlotte 1 year ago 3
This is a playful insult I use to the women in my family when they're getting on my nerves. "Get thee to a nunnery!"
TenderTrap86 1 year ago
laurence olivier is so much better than this.
Archaebob 1 year ago
this video is very help full with my college project
93RyanWilliams 1 year ago
I love the intant when he realizes they're being watched, when he closes his eyes and whispers "Where is your father?" Wonderful interpreation of the lines.
rommie557 1 year ago 8
dear kennith, how do you get your beard so pointy?
linus8mykiwi 1 year ago
Oh, fair Ophelia, why?? You've hurt his pride, you awful girl! Ah well.
MissPixieFan 1 year ago
but he also says to a nunnery go, as we would assume that ophelia wouldnt sleep with hamlet so, he is oplaying on her being chaste and basically taking the pee.
xLOUOx 1 year ago
<3 Kenneth Branagh is the best Hamlet in the world...no questions asked :D
Durzarina 1 year ago 5
In this time, the term "nunnery" would have meant "brothel"; he's actually telling her to become a whore, not a nun.
jkid1134 1 year ago
@jkid1134
I'm pretty sure it can mean both, so there's this double meaning. Which is why Shakespeare was brilliant in writing that.
TrevorKingKwong 1 year ago
@jkid1134 it can mean both. It's one of the several dozen puns present in this play.
brainwasher9876 1 year ago
Can anyone give me a brief outline of what's happening in this scene?
Mshadowsilove 1 year ago
@Mshadowsilove This is the scene where hamlet basically says he doesn't love ophelia any more (Spoiler) which is a lie because when he finds out she died, he admits he really did love her(Spoiler over) and tells her to go to a nunnery, or a convent.
rockgirl171 1 year ago
@Mshadowsilove in this scene, polonius and claudius send ophelia out to find the reason behind hamlets apparent madness, going by the belief he is mad in his love for ophelia. hamlet becomes aware he is being spied on and claims he never loved ophelia. :)
ForeverGrobanDazed 1 year ago
You know... everyone's raving about the acting in this scene, but I just don't see it. I
He seems... too angry: "to a nunnery" was meant as a bawdy double-meaning I think it should come across as more taunting and sarcastic than impassioned, but he was really chewing the scenery here. I actually prefer the version in this scene from the made-for-TV German version famously lampooned in Mystery Science Theater 3,000... and that's really saying something.
HominidMachinae 1 year ago
Fantastic acting! The best scene on the movie!
codeking32 1 year ago
such AMAZING acting!
heytherepooch 1 year ago
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark...And its his piss poor attitude!
JeniusRob 1 year ago 68
@JeniusRob What, what, what are you doing?
50rhcp 7 months ago
life feels the same way for me right now (as in the same way as it does for hamlet right now)
0NEVERHIDE0 1 year ago
Kate Winslet is the best Ophelia ever!
Shewib 1 year ago 7
... I just watched the Mel Gibson version of this scene, i had to watch this to get rid of the terrible taste of anti-semitic biggitism and bad acting it left in my mouth. Thank you Kenneth Branagh.
KylaCharted 1 year ago 5
... I do love this scene but I loved it WAY BETTER in the Mel Gibson version. This is alllll wroooong, lol. Neither of them truly captured the character of Hamlet and Ophelia.
seizetoday22 1 year ago
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Hahahahaha you're so oblivious it's actually kind of funny.
ninalb 1 year ago
@ninalb Oblivious??... Please tell me, how so?
seizetoday22 1 year ago
@seizetoday22 I think he means obvious.
al1936ful 1 year ago
@al1936ful ??
seizetoday22 1 year ago
@seizetoday22 Why is this all wrong? Kate Winslet is great as Ophelia. What was so much better about the Gibson version? Branagh can act rings around Gibson any day.
al1936ful 1 year ago 2
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all these actors and the director SUCK
xAuroraLilyLaurenx 1 year ago
@xAuroraLilyLaurenx Why?
al1936ful 1 year ago
my favorite scene in all of Shakespere!
CanadianDiplomat 1 year ago
Speed Hamlet!
oracleofaltoona 1 year ago
Hamlet is a dick
ophy4 1 year ago 22
@ophy4 lol I think she deserved it. She betrayed him. He can't trust anyone except Horation, really. And to think his loved one betrayed him...man, I wouldn't be happy either.
itachideidara4eva 5 months ago
@itachideidara4eva And her dumping and helping others spy on him! She's rotten as anybody else.
itachideidara4eva 5 months ago
Hamlet 1, Ophelia 0!
brainwasher9876 1 year ago
i love how he says "paradox" lol
fr0zenbear 1 year ago
@fr0zenbear 'paradox' haha :D
joannacopley 1 year ago
I saw this live today and this was my favourite scene!
andipoetic 1 year ago
sexy Kenneth Branagh tried to save you. But cha just couldn't listen.....
academiaco2008 1 year ago 3
@misswendtwinters909 yeah it isnt just you hahahahahahaha
xxAMOxxNJ 1 year ago
melancolía brillantemente representada
marleyfonsecacr 1 year ago
Is it just me or is kenneth Branagh really HOT!!!
MissWendyWinters909 1 year ago 2
i love how kenneth branagh performed at 2:50. His pause and soft quesiton of "where's your father?" just seems perfect to me. But i have to say 4:04 and 4:20 just makes me laugh. Hysterically.
6045310708 1 year ago
thank you for putting this vid up. it helped with my class =)
the1walrus 1 year ago
it's incredible how this scene can be true; more than real; towards words' meaning, brain reasons, emotional reactions; it's more than art, it's true, it's the Truth. Like in the begin: Nymph, in thy orisons... - and suddenly: are you fair? are you honest? -
Could somebody else gives a brighter definition of hopeful resignation?
Hamlet's not Hamlet in all this act: he is the Choising Man. Demonstrating that men chose when they have already chosen; consequences give an illusion of present.
canecamillo 1 year ago 2
@canecamillo
I am trying to write 3-4 page essay on this particular scene and I have no idea where do I start.. I am really having hard time writing on this and all these dialogue are driving me crazy ... can u please help me in writing this paper
amaharjan5 1 year ago
He really shows how infuriating it is for an uncompromising person to be surrounded by that kind of passivity. It's a sort of hell being the only one who isn't in denial. And they're so damned stubborn, too. Even after you throw them out they won't give up. He is so furious and she is so stupid -they've got it perfectly.
magenchild 2 years ago
I'm not being fair to Ophelia, though. After all, her father was the one who said, "To thine own self be true". Of course she trusted him. She came around in the end.
magenchild 2 years ago
I love the way he says the "well, well, well" lines. Hamlet says a lot of things that he repeats three times, and it's easy to just say them in a row. Here Branagh says more like "Well... (I am) well. Well (then)" and hugs her. It's sweet that in this version it shows that he actually does love Ophelia, and is hurt by her returning the letters, and also that she is being loyal to her father and not to him.
Gilari 2 years ago 3
I don't care how you interpret this scene, it stuns me every time. Amazing scene done by amazing actors/actress.
HossomeMusic 2 years ago 5
my favorite scene
kurumais 2 years ago 5
4:14 Polonius finally realized he sent is daughter in to the meat grinder!
halofable574 2 years ago 54
Actually, one could say Hamlet is switching between calling her a whore and actually telling her to go to an Abbey. In his first speech to her, he speaks more of repairing her sins, and so she should become a nun to repent. In his second speech he calls her unfit to wed a good man, which leads to his third speech to her, in which he calls her a harlot. In short, Yes, he is calling her a whore, but he is also actaully telling ehr to go to a nunnery/Abbey.
actingjunkee 2 years ago 3
i have to act hamlet's part in a week's time. this interpretation is quite interesting!
LeftyHandedGuns 2 years ago 2
thanks very much :) i liked it, have you seen Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia? she's amazing :)
LydTheSquid2k9 2 years ago
eugh :( i really don't like the way they've interpreted the script here :/ Hamlet should be cold here, he wouldnt hug ophelia :/ and he would push her around either, he's almost like a dead man here, all he can think of is revenge.
and her whole worlds just come down around her, she should be devestated.
i dont understand, they didnt have to do all that crap to make it interesting, it needs to be heartbreaking. :/
mm, just my opinon :) but i love hamelt :)
LydTheSquid2k9 2 years ago
Alright, even though I like Gibson's portrayal of Hamlet, I've finally found a few scenes that are better than Gibson's like this one. If someone were to play Hamlet in a play, they could collaborate both Gibson's, Branagh, and of course their own portrayals. It would be awesome.
themillenia 2 years ago
this interpretation of the script is interesting.
yoskiss 2 years ago 3
I think Kate Winslet is a better actress but Helena Bonham Carter does a better job with Ophelia in Mel Gibson's Hamlet.
razjk 2 years ago
@razjk For me, Kate Winslet is the best actress and does the best Ophelia, as well. Such feeling and depth.
AdytaShakespeare 2 years ago 4
I kinda love the 1980 version of BBC.. sorry... just a comment..
GravehollowACE 2 years ago
This is my favorite scene of in Hamlet
DoomRisen 2 years ago 35
by far the best Hamlet movie, actually goes by the lines. Wish i could find the whole movie though
mariethemetalhead 2 years ago 6
What does it mean when he says, "To a Nunnery, Go? "
Shaftell 2 years ago
In this scene he says to her she is not chaste or honest. And all women are fickel and lie. He claims he wants her to go to a nunnery so she cant breed more sinners. He also says if she should marry she should marry a foul because no wise man would want her. He sees the world as a corrupt place and it doesnt need anymore sinners. Basically thats the jist. This scene also shows us the first time Hamlet treads on the border of passionate and maybe true madness.
LeprechaunQueen1 2 years ago 2
One of two things, or both. One, he is telling her that since she has wasted her time one a man who doesn't love her, she may as well take vows of chastity and become a nun. The second is Elizabethan wordplay, since "nunnery" in Shakespeare's time was also slang for a brothel, which displays Hamlet's conflicted view of women.
rabbisilentbob 2 years ago
it means a brothel or a whore house or a actual monestary for nuns just the way you interpret it.
tascamac1 2 years ago
He means both at first until she lies to his face about where her father is. Then he starts calling her a whore.
0Krusnik0 2 years ago
Isn't he overacting just a tad? I mean, it's all very entertaining, but much too extreme.
1yK3Y4 2 years ago
I love this so much. This is why actors like shakespeare. I am speachless and heart broken..
spicywinniepooh 2 years ago
thanks for posting, I have to memorize Ophelia's speech at the end, "O, what a noble mind is here o'erthrown", and I really needed it to be acted out and the version we were watching in class is very dry. I really love Kate Winslet and this scene is really inspiring. I think I can do this speech with emotion now!!!!!!
josis2cute 2 years ago
OH! It's so tragic :`(
She was his one constant until then. Jeez. It just brings me to tears.
MollinatorRed 2 years ago
I am amazed at the comments regarding Branagh's portrayal of Hamlet. I am not sure what you people are basing it off of. Is it he not "obscure" enough for some of you? Are some of you stuck with the potrayal that your HS drama teacher told you how to play the part? I honestly don't get it? Next to Olivier, his "Hamlet" is by far the most complex and engaging to be performed. And the man has only been spending his whole life on the stage recreating the Bard's work so, what does he know ...
tepes62 2 years ago 6
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Kate Winslet's Ophelia was excellent, truly stunning.
Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet, on the other hand, was simply awful. Jeez.
qerguil 2 years ago
agreed
smithhedgehog 2 years ago
Kate Winslet is the best Ophelia I have seen...she is just so realistic and emotionally powerful...I love this performance! Thank you for posting this!
89curlgirl 2 years ago 3
My God this makes me cry. WHY OPHELIA WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?!?? You think I'd listen to my dad if he told me to leave the man I love, NO! Torn yes but leave my Hamlet (aka Matt) NEVER!
Shakespeare sir..... you may be a good writer but you are also a duche.
Tinker13ee 2 years ago
Hey, he's just representing Ophelia. A great write makes his creations "free artists of themselves"- they make their own story. Which is really hard to imagine, but he does it.
paperbullet1945 2 years ago
THANK YOU!!! thank you so so so much for putting this up! Just such an awesome scene :D
skyliner2031 2 years ago
So what exactly is Hamlet saying when he says "To Nunnery mean....Go
sorry to bother you it's just i really dont understnad what he means by it :)
nickwillz 2 years ago
At first he is telling her to go to a convent when he says, 'get thee to a nunnery'. But after he says, "We are arrant knaves all." Any refference to a nunnery afterwards he is telling her to go to a whorehouse and quite litererally tells her to go f*** herself.
Filthy Shakespeare is an awesome book! XD
Tinker13ee 2 years ago
i think he means both in a way. A nunnery is literally a convent of nuns... but considering the context of the play.. nunnery was slang for brothel back then. So, I think Shakespeare plays on the double meaning.. punning. Either interpretation.. it gets the message across xP
ftwbleh 2 years ago
that doesn't make sense. hamlet is telling her to hide from these "errant knaves" - men - because they suck. why should she become subject to them, much less "breed" them, when they suck so much? he is speaking of the sinful nature of man, and telling her to escape it. why would "errant knaves" change what he is saying? i'm not making an attempt at animosity, just asking for clarification.
haleyofthehighlands 2 years ago
I don't know if you've ever done a critical analysis of Hamlet, I assume not, but after Ophelia's rejection and his mother marrying his Uncle he feels betrayed by women and thinks them all whores. Hamlet loses all feeling for Ophelia until after her death but continues to toy with her emotions. Hamlet by no means wants to protect Ophelia from the evils of men and in fact finds the greatest evil to be women. Trust me on this one. Hamlet sees Ophelia as a slut who toys with a man's emotions.
Tinker13ee 2 years ago
He thinks she should go to a nunnery to protect any last bit of innocence she might have left and to stop her turning into his mother.
missbabyice 2 years ago 5
no he's calling her a whore, in shakesperes day (and understanding) they had different ideas of what a nunnery was like - mostly filled with 'fallen' women - her rejection of his 'distemper' has angered him, he is saying 'if this is really you then you aren't the person i thought I loved, you're just your fathers daughter -a schemer and backstabber!
Branagh is great, shame they had to ruin the scene by making a noise, if he knows for sure that he is being watched it's far less rich in intrigue
stocktakerbillybob 2 years ago 4
stocktakerbillybob....don't you mean in $ziekspor's day ...you've got to try and spell his name correctly.....
constanzavictrix 2 years ago
um no. And I don't even want to get into an arguement with you because there is no way I can drag you out of your sandbox world where love forever remains unspoiled. He is infact calling her a whore, he thinks she's a whore, trust me on this one.
Tinker13ee 2 years ago
He thinks all women are whores, not necessarily her in particular.
missbabyice 2 years ago
@missbabyice i agree a lot of that is because of his mother and her marriage
kurumais 1 year ago
Uhhh... no.
A convent of NUNS. =/= brothel.
AmethystIllusions 2 years ago
i think the 1990 hamlet guy was bet