Stick Figure Iconography: Polonius

OK! Act 2, Scene 2 of A Stick-Figure Hamlet is up next, and BOY HOWDY is it a doozy. So, before I tackle it, I thought I’d just take a deep breath and share a couple more Stick Figure Iconographies with you, starting with everyone’s (least) favorite interfering father!

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

One or two more iconographies next week before (dun dun DUNNNN) 2.2 gets underway.

A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 2, Scene 1 (part 1)

We’ve finally made it to Act 2! Now things are going to get exciting…

…after this scene, anyways.

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt

Reynaldo’s totally pointless appearance here is usually cut, although, for some reason, I think I’ve personally seen him more often than not. Also, I’ll admit to one time being TOTALLY convinced that the actor playing Polonius had actually forgotten his lines. “By the mass, I was about to say something” sounds EXACTLY like what a Shakespearean actor who has dried would say in order to get a helpful prompt from their scene partner… and then Reynaldo straight-up prompts him. It’s great.