HAMLET: ACT I; Scene 1

[young033]

I LOVE YOU!

[gr2468gr]

how can i download the sound only

[GrimRabbit187]

lol "cock crew"...my friend read this part in class and it sounded like "cock grew"

[Renjiro89]

you saved me from my final. Thanks.

[StealYaMind]

this shits crazy haha need this for english not reading it..

[Ambee630]

Shakespeare is AWESOME!!!! And you did such a great job~ I was mesmerized!! @_@o <33

[davidfreilich]

this is great! someone should make an animation to this!

[Kuroninjas]

Ahh, I don't like Marcellus's voice.. It's kinda annoying. But I do love the video, it was very helpful. I could really hear the tone in their voices :D

[psviking1]

OJ! ITS AH JORLLY HORLLIDOY WERTH MORY! MOY HOERT KEIPS BARNGING LOIK AH BIG BROIS BARND!!

[Aethia]

I'd love to try my hand at Ophelia's voice~

[DrMoL0Tov]

AWEFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NightOwl285]

Awesome job! this should help me with my essay :)

[fletcherman1]

Is this supposed sound like Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin?

[Thegreenscotch]

Thanks it's really helpful :D but if its okay you've to add some picture like soo people can imagine where there are Thanks again :D

[idkanamesrry]

Screw this im listening to music!

[ROTTiiSHA]

You're reading my homework. That's good enough for me ;)) And it was great anyway

[BluBird316]

You guys did a great job =]

[ZachValkyrie]

@BluBird316 who "guys?"

[BluBird316]

@ZachValkyrie. There wasn't more than one guy? =/

[ZachValkyrie]

@BluBird316 nopes; all me!

[BluBird316]

@ZachValkyrie OMG!

=]

You really did fantastic. I wouldn't have made it through this scene without this.

I really wish you had done the whole play, I would have watched all of it. lol

[TheGenerate]

Where i can found whole audio book?

[SpideyLover90]

I am in College, and I need to read Hamlet. Listening to this while reading along seriously helps me better picture what this might have been like. It also helps much with my reading. Thanks a million!!!

[beccamesser]

I can't believe you did all these voices yourself. That's amazing. And your dynamics and very fitting. I remember reading this play and also seeing it live in the park one time. It's my favorite Shakespearean play. I think you have done an excellent job. 5 stars :) *****

[jayathjayath]

HAHAHHAHAAH FRANSISCO IS TO HOMOSEXUAL!!!!

[Clivepom]

wtf

[goldbirdland]

You are amazing!

[maebellebelle]

wow! you are so great!

[samarian100]

Brilliant discussion-but did'nt someone in the RSC suggest a modern Belfast accent equally lend itself to the accent of Shakespeare's players? [pardon a failed boardtreader].

[ironabootique]

I cried omg this is the best thing ever!

so so funny XD best line "A PIECE OF HIM"

[BeautifulBrianna90]

bravo!

[ItsNotMutual]

This made me lmfao.

[irmodude08]

how come i only see blank???

[patie9]

@irmodude08 because that's the video. it's just audio :3

[CrimsonEAL]

Ok here is a serious question... Where is the rest of Hamlet... I was so happy that someone made word for word reading... cuz i have trouble and... poof my happiness gone..

Great job for those who did this...

[crayolagirl88]

are some of those voices sesame street/ muppet characters?

[atomicbudgieman]

This is making my ears bleed

Can you yanks please accept that you cannot perform Shakespeare and leave it well alone

Regards,

Great Britain

[marthamaya77]

@atomicbudgieman

You're comment only makes you seem ignorant. True, this rendition of Hamlet is bad, but I have seen several versions of Hamlet by AMERICAN actors that were absolutely incredible. Don't sound like an idiot by saying things unwarranted.

Regards,

An American

[chrisb30031988]

BAD, Very BAD!

[debgoodlett]

This is just so wrong. . . .

[RosieHamster]

i only hear words!

[RosieHamster]

why do i only see blakc?

[panovideo]

Excellent performance. Greetings and a Happy New Year from Germany.

[brynth123]

i cringed at the hearing of the second voice. just no.

[jbarkerhill92]

thanks man. good job

[HamletIsAMartian]

WOW! Good job man! Keep it up,.

[HamletIsAMartian]

WOW! This is so good! Good for you :)

[jkellybrew]

some say that ever against that season comes wherein the birth of our savior is celebrated, the bird of dawning sings all night long, and then they say no spirit can walk abroad, the nights are wholesome, then no planets strike no fairy takes nor witch hath power to charm, so hallowed and so gracious is the time- most beautiful passage in history to me, just sounds ridiculous here.

[mrwon10]

bernardo was the only good voice in here

[bosoxboy3]

7:44 lol

[Tennischicky4life]

this was good :) it helped me get through the first scene. you guys should do more!

[leeboot]

the ppls voices r GAY

[13674111]

keep up the good work. It like a good radio drama!

[EoghanSultanDonnelly]

cheers for doing this dude... it makes studying this play a lot easier...=]

[mackvolcha]

screw those haters i likd it

[bluepoo88]

oh my God THAT was terrible!!! lol

[AngedeleCor]

In contrast to many of the idiots on here who say you're terrible, I think you did a great job. Thank you for doing this.

[UkuleleNinjaMan]

HAHAHAHAHAHA XD

[azn7x]

horatio really sucks

[chiefrocka001]

you should not start a sentence with "and."

[ZachValkyrie]

Actually, the english accent of Shakespeares day was much more similar to a modern american accent. the vowel shift didn't happen until the industrial revolution.

[Quetzacoatl2]

Prove it.

Few support that theory, and many refute it.

[AlliWalker]

^the truth

[DeepRedBlue]

@ZachValkyrie do remember though there are plenty more than one english accent... northern english is meant to be closer to Shakesperean than 'received pronounciation'/bbc english

[Themarsvoltachannel]

@ZachValkyrie YES, I've already heard this, English evolved in Great Britain but not so in America. And I always wondered why didn't the same happen with Australian accent? And what about Canadian French? It shouldn't be similiar to today's language in France.

Anyway if we change settings and costumes transposing them to different ages, the language on stage can also follow those changes.

[Hexachloraphine]

@ZachValkyrie CORRECTION

You are half right...

Although correct in your statement that certain American accents from parts of the east coast are considered by linguists to be more closely related to the sound of certain english accents in Shakespearean times.

The Graeta voowell sheefter is an event which occurred in the mid 1400's which was when Middle english was spoken, and shortly before the chancery standard was constructed by Henry V

I Like your Hamlet though.

[Seedofwinter]

@ZachValkyrie How in the hell do you people find this stuff out? LOL One day you guys just decide to look up the way people talked in the 15 century?

[PRThomas1991]

@ZachValkyrie The English accent of Shakespeare's day was actually much more similar to Middle English; nothing like the modern American accent.

[loopynutcase]

@ZachValkyrie There's no proof behind that and plus people think the modern American accent derived from the various nationalities which settled in America as if you listen to say a person from Denmark speaking English it's similar to that of an American accent and therefore the settlers accents mixed together and formed the various forms of the American accents that you hear now days

[heliotropezzz333]

@Quetzacoatl2 I don't see a problem with American accents. It's the delivery and acting that's important. I saw an Anglo-American production of "As you Like it" in London this Summer and the American actors were very good. I'm sure Shakespeare , if he were alive today ,would not say his plays were reserved for English accents only, and in his time there would have been a great variety of English accents anyway.

[adventxero]

Nice!!! I really think you are talented! Are you a voice actor? If not, you should be

[ZachValkyrie]

Do you have any projects for me? I love to work

[adventxero]

You take requests? cool...what kinds of projects are you used to, and what kinds would you prefer not to do?

[ZachValkyrie]

Right now I can't afford to be choosy with my projects but I would love doing animated cartoon voices. Just send me the specs and I'll give my opinion.

[apparentlyamyclare]

thank you so much, this is a great help to me; your voice and acting is amazing!

[FacebookQueen]

Incredible great job :)

[BKG]

This was absolutely incredible!

What terrific vocal acting skills you have!

Very, very helpful! Thanks! :)

[PositiveChillout]

"And liegemen to the dane" You sound like Tay Zonday

[cheerupamie]

This was so helpful! Please do more.

[seetherage]

Bravo!! very well made!!!

[MajaCullen]

"Hamlet" is so awesome, because it is in Denmark. ;D

PS: I'm danish, that's why :D

[jschaldenbrand]

thanks it really helped, is there the rest?

[freethrow62]

can you make the rest? I'm making a virtual version of the show and i was looking for the voices thanks

[Stormyie]

Are you still working on this?

[PrincesaFrootLoops]

it was good, thank you! any chance of the rest of the play?? lol

[PrincesaFrootLoops]

it was good, thank you.

[DatBoiTazz]

Bitch quit hatin!!! He did his best!! and it's good! i actually got the damn play...

I think it was good...but yea, i REALLY need the rest

[skurfy1]

At the beginning of this play, these two guards are suppose to be like frightened out of their wits! I mean they've seen a ghost for the past 2 nights!You cannot tell me that if you saw a ghost twice that you wouldn't be scared! And "tush tush..." is suppose to be a little sarcastic! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?! you totally missed the whole supernatural feeling of Act I!!!!

[PottersHallows]

Bravo! Extremely impressive! It is an added study tool for me!

Now....my question is...where are the rest?

=)

[Luisasugar]

that was really good

that helped me figure out wat they were talking about in this act

thankz

[ZachValkyrie]

yay! 1,000 views! at last!

[Xelanderthomas]

Amazing work Zach. All the voices are distinct. And your mastery of the language is clear. You did that with ease (I mean you made it sound like ease, I'm sure you've hard to get that ease, know what I mean?)