Hamlet - Act I Scene ii (Kevin Kline) "too too solid flesh"

[fuzzyjw]

how the fuck does this video have 26 thousand views!?! oh and NOC is gay.

[souprfarmergirl]

it's sallied not solid.

[gohuckyourself21]

@souprfarmergirl its debatable. Each has a different meaning obviously but both work within the context of the speech. The controversy, that has not been resolved to this day, stems from the translation of the first folio and the progression of the ones that came after and how they were translated in turn.

[mrflippy77]

this is poop in a can man

[thleggett1]

anyone who says that Kevin Kline is "some guy" or "This guy" has no understanding of actual acting. Have you seen the tears the are shed from his eyes, from the tone that he uses in order to convey one tone and another? Kevin Kline is the best Hamlet I have yet to see!

[for3v3rn3rd]

this isn't that great of a performance...Hamlet, should be full of emotion, not as monotone as this guy...He gives Shakespeare a bad name

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[kody016]

Can any one help me with what the O That This Too Solid Flesh Would Melt quote means. I need to define the whole thing and is due tomorrow for hw.

[Amundus]

Amazing.........All can can really say is WOW!!!!

[theicyridge]

He starts very strongly, and speaks the verse beautifully all the way through, but the speech never excellerates, which clearly it does in the writing. In fact, it fizzles.

[caspianrex]

I think Kline has some excellent moments in this production, but it drives me nuts that, every time he launches into a soliloquy, he begins to tear up. It's like "Here I am! Pay attention to my ability to cry!" I prefer Campbell Scott's Hamlet and some of Branagh's Hamlet.

[SoarinKitty]

I never noticed that before

[a1z58o]

hamlet is mourning in these private soliloqueys. he in these moments shows us in the play how he truley feels. kevin kline's crying simply makes it so real and not just writing

[HalooftheMuse]

Kevin Kline gives a fine performance, and certainly worthy of five stars! The best reading of this particular soliloquy was given by (in my humble opinion) Richard Burton... the passion, disgust, grief, and, shading of each carefully chosen word was quite remarkable!!

[golfguy6302]

its sullied flesh not solid

[orangecatwoman14]

actually it's both: it depends on what version you use. Solid or Sullied

[Csonker19]

the Arden version has it as "sallied flesh"

[thecarhole]

The First Folio has "Solid" written, but the modern texts such as Arden or Riverside have changed it to sullied because that is how it would have been pronounced in that context. Sullied means polluted or tainted. So you are correct, but it is written as solid.

[LuckySean]

Also because of the plausible accent of the actor, it would have been pronounced as sullied, but have the meaning of both solid and sullied.

[stevevandien]

Kline was a very respectable Hamlet --

[Sarifus]

Peter Francis James, the guy who plays Horatio in this, was the voice of Dr Steinman in Bioshock! The man has taste in his roles! =D

Great acting from Kevin Kline here. I don't think I've seen him in anything before...

[SoarinKitty]

Really? He's actually been in a quite a few good movies. Like Wild Wild West and Life As A House.

[parisad]

Wonderful acting. I didn't know Kevin Kline did an Hamlet: I miss it in my collection. Thanks for uploading this. May you upload the scene with Osric, please? It's one my favorite ever. I'd like to see it in this version. Thank you!

[Quembembole]

I agree, the secene with Osric is so funny, please, do upload it! =)

[klickenpod]

my fave actor EVER! I didn't think they ever recorded this! Oh my god, thank you. It's also fair for me to say I love you.

[SusieQ121]

It's KLINE, not Klein. Learn how to spell his name before you post clips of him. Sheesh.

[ShakespeareAndMore]

Sorry! Corrected it. Studying too much German I guess...

[SusieQ121]

Thank you!

[iranus100]

@SusieQ121 Dude get a life?

[SusieQ121]

@iranus100 Dude get a sense of humor?

[iranus100]

@SusieQ121 How can that be sense of Humor?

[SusieQ121]

@iranus100 Go look up "sarcasm".

[wainscottbl]

@SusieQ121

Gee, get over yourelf. I bet you're too illiterate to even appreciate this, so go worship your moive stars and get lost.

[FlashGORDONXVFFR]

who thinks with me Hamlet is the son of POLONIUS???

[FlashGORDONXVFFR]

i mean, claudius. i am very sure of that, it makes the whole play really devilish

[2007may20]

nobody. have you ever read hamlet?

[jvujcic]

Kevin Kline is my favourite actor. I never saw him in a play. He's as brilliant as ever...

[FlashGORDONXVFFR]

really great performance

[klickenpod]

ditto

[davens99]

bravo!

[Eudora74]

I think that Alec Guinness made a Hamlet similar to this with modern clothings, modern in th 40`s of course.