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I saw a picture of Hamlet standing over a kneeling Claudius about to stab him with a sword. It seemed quite wrong.

DT's Hamlet used a flick knife. It's small, concealed, you can put it away while having it in plain sight - fold the blade in - or you can wave the blade around with clear intent. A sword you carry at your side, it's always a potential. A knife that can fit invisibly in your pocket becomes more of a choice when you've got it showing. I like it. I also like how folding knives always make me worry about the wielders fingers, because how appropriate is that? So sharp he'll cut himself.

It goes well with the possibility that the madness is meant as concealment.
Though honestly, having been a bit looped myself, being mad only in one direction seems to me how the thing works. Plenty of sane and functional, and one wide road of nutsy.

I loved the clothes which translate the rumpled hose and all that description Ophelia was giving. If some dude comes on stage with his tights down it's not really going to give the impression of normal but disheveled. Wearing jeans and a t-shirt in a formal wear house does so perfectly. I liked the fake muscle print on the t-shirt, but I've been having trouble saying quite why. Fake naked? Artifice that seems to strip? Impression of strength? It seems to go well with the possible crazy. Even while looking, like my mum said, precisely like your depressed son you can't get out of his favourite t-shirt.