A stick-figure Shakespeare comic by Mya Lixian Gosling
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Where in the world is Polonius’s body?
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Nantsssssss ingonyamaaaa bagithi babaaaaaa…
WE’VE FINALLY MADE IT TO ACT 4
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
It’s taken EIGHT MONTHS to reach Act 4. Good lord. This play is even longer than I thought.
Alright, let’s wrap this act up!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
We did it! We made it to the end of another act! It’s… *checks play* …it’s all downhill from here!
Closet scene! Arras! Stabbing! Dead body! Ghost! But not the ghost of the just-stabbed guy! Another ghost! Look, never mind, let’s just get on with it…
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Everything about this scene is awkward.
OK! Back to the closet scene! Hamlet just killed a guy!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Hamlet killed Polonius and now this scene is killing me. It’s been a struggle, folks. Stay with me here…
Meanwhile, in Gertrude’s closet…
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
And there we have it, folks! The first murder of the play! Things are definitely not going to get better from here on out.
I’m taking next week off, but we will continue this very exciting scene after that. Tune in then for more ghosts and misogyny!
Meanwhile, back in Elsinore…
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Oooooh, we were all so close to being able to go home, too. Try harder next time, Hamlet.
It’s Shakespeare’s (kind of) birthday again! Let’s celebrate with a rousing song ripped off from Cole Porter!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
In search of some more Shakespeare birthday cheer? Check out:
2018: Shakespeare Month
Happy birthday, big guy. Thanks for the enjoyment and the employment.
