beccaelizabeth | (Reply)

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The Stage

*nods a bunch*
"awesome in its intensity"
yep.

"Hamlet’s death (and how well Tennant plays the final speech)"
yes yes.

"handles so perfectly the play within the play (dazzling golden ruffs and long-skirted coats)"
Yeah, I hadn't said enough about that - I love the three different styles, the dumb show, the play-within-play, and the play we're watching. I love how shiny and elaborate the clothes are in the... pwp is not a useful abbreviation in fandom... tis kind of like they're going 'yes we can if we want to', and it makes the other stuff look entirely intentional, as well as ... well, you don't get the subtlety of signals from those clothes. You can read the costumes in the main Hamlet play. Lots of detail.

That's why I don't agree with the complain about Ophelia's clothes. They're appropriate to this Ophelia. She doesn't dress as formal as the main court, she's different, and so you can see how Hamlet could see her.