"Slanders, sir. For the satirical rogue says here that old men have gray beards, that their faces are wrinkled, their eyes purging thick amber and plum-tree gum, and that they have a plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak hams-all which, sir, though I most powerfully and potently believe, yet I hold it not honesty to have it thus set down" demolished.
When I first read Hamlet I thought he was just teasing Ophelia with the "country matters" scene and insulting Polonius here, but now I wonder if he was telling Polonius that Ophelia was actually pregnant with his child.
Well, pregnant has more than one meaning. It also means “full of meaning”, although this use is far less common than the one we use it for today. Funnily, in Italian we have the word “pregnante”, and it just means “full of meaning”, and not “pregnant with child”.
oh man, i remember watching this with my friends and crying laughing. we kept replaying it over and over. i think we wasted a good 20 minutes like that
Not many know that Kenneth Branagh suffered a mini-stroke when delivering his lines from how hard he was trying to make his performance perfect and he just left it in the film
I loved this movie, but the whole time just when i think i can understand what they're saying 2 seconds later, im lost trying to decipher dialogue straight out of an ancient sphinx riddle.
Mainly because polonius is a very nosy individual but that's just his job. Hamlet thinks that polonius is taking his job way too far. Eventually it gets the best of him.
I'v never understood this scene. Is it simply to demonstrate that Hamlet is acting like a madman? Is it to establish an enmity between Hamlet and Polonious? What has it to do with the central conflict between Hamlet and Claudius. idk - I've never understood this scene.
Hes talking circles around Polonious in ways that he purposefully makes himself seem like a madman, but is in fact savagely beating him over the head with his wit.
james duggan also remember that Hamlet is a character-driven play. This scene develops both Hamlet and Polonius, showing Hamlet’s wit and Polonius’ lack of it.
Because Hamlet tells his friends not to be surprised if he acts mad, because he must act mad in order to plan out the revenge that the ghost told him to achieve
@@SophisticatedPickle Maybe so, nevertheless the action of the play would be the same without the scene. Granted, it's very funny but I don't see how it advances the plot.
@@jamesduggan7200 it displays that polonious believes hamlet is mad further deepening his belief that opheilia should not be with hamlet and her siding with her father over hamlet as well
He is referring to the belief held at the time that the sun is the cause of maggots in a dead dog. He also references the Greek myth I believe of a girl who spread her legs in the sunlight and got pregnant. In other words he's saying that the sun has the power to create life within people. In short he is saying that the sun (pun intended) might have got Ophelia pregnant. All of these fly over Polonius's head.
I may be wrong in this but hear me out. So I was watching this with my daughter when she was in HS and they were covering this in class. When Hamlet says Polonius is a “fish monger” my daughter erupts yelling “OMG … OMG … OMG ….” So dummy me is thinking, what did I just miss? Daughter says it was an insult to Polonius! In those days fishermen (fish mongers?) if they had a bad fishing season they’d prostitute out their daughters to get by. Hamlet was implying he knew Polonius sent his daughter to Hamlet … basically prostituting her out!
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I like how he basically says “the only thing better than for you to leave is to kill me”
words. Words. WOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSUH
Love the edgelord quality in his “except my life” line. I burst out laughing every single time I see it.
Hamlet: the Bugs Bunny to Polonius's Elmer Fudd.
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@@these4nce agreed!
1:18
What do you read, my lord?
HAMLET
Words, words, words.
"Slanders, sir. For the satirical rogue says here that old men have gray beards, that their faces are wrinkled, their eyes purging thick amber and plum-tree gum, and that they have a plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak hams-all which, sir, though I most powerfully and potently believe, yet I hold it not honesty to have it thus set down"
demolished.
Gregory Berrycone and Polonius is just like “hmm, there might be meaning in this”
"How pregnant sometimes his replies are"
Great line
Well... it's Shskespear
When I first read Hamlet I thought he was just teasing Ophelia with the "country matters" scene and insulting Polonius here, but now I wonder if he was telling Polonius that Ophelia was actually pregnant with his child.
Well, pregnant has more than one meaning. It also means “full of meaning”, although this use is far less common than the one we use it for today. Funnily, in Italian we have the word “pregnante”, and it just means “full of meaning”, and not “pregnant with child”.
"Words, words, wooooords". That line did surprise me and amuse me when I heard it.
One of my favorite scenes in literature and cinema.
Me trolling my managers at work
God he made hamlet funny 😂😂
Hamlet was always funny :) you just didn't understand it.
I don’t understand what they’re saying most of the time, but from what i can tell this scene can be summed up with the words, “Hamlet is fucking done”
hamilton?
@@mayag7120perhaps he means that Hamilton (the musical) is garbage compared to Hamlet? That would certainly be true!
Hamlets done polonius is as dumb and thick as castle stone
@@mayag7120 I meant “Hamlet” 😂. Fixed it
Yeah the old timey wording is pretty hard to parse sometimes
1:23 i think i cried from laughter the first time i watched that
SAMEEE!!! XD XD XD
oh man, i remember watching this with my friends and crying laughing. we kept replaying it over and over. i think we wasted a good 20 minutes like that
yeah we blew up in 10th grade english class
Not many know that Kenneth Branagh suffered a mini-stroke when delivering his lines from how hard he was trying to make his performance perfect and he just left it in the film
wOrDs, WOrDs, WoOoOrdS
This movie is so fucking awesome!!! Every second is rad as Hell!
Love that play on words at the end.
"Except my life"
or
"Accept my life. Accept my life... Accept my life (O_O)"
It's not a play on words, the text says except
@@MrPurpledin0 that doesnt mean it isnt wordplay. Shakespeare did this all the time
I loved this movie, but the whole time just when i think i can understand what they're saying 2 seconds later, im lost trying to decipher dialogue straight out of an ancient sphinx riddle.
id say read the play with notes first. then watch the film. its more entertaining that way
2:29
S A V A G E
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Words, words, words.
“Tone it down.” I wonder if anyone EVER said that to Brannagh
Crakatoot overacting is a very Shakespearean thing, though
He can be quite a ham, but that often works for Shakespeare, and he’s a great Hamlet
However he definitely should’ve toned down Claudius’ death scene
Kenneth Branagh is the hammiest ham to possibly ham
There's no way to un ham him
This video ends my depression
I love literature so much
Press 5 continuously. You're welcome.
My favorite thing in the movie is how much they have it so Hamlet just fuckin’ HATES Polonius more than anything!!! 😂
It’s like Jerry and Newman.
Mainly because polonius is a very nosy individual but that's just his job. Hamlet thinks that polonius is taking his job way too far. Eventually it gets the best of him.
yes
I'v never understood this scene. Is it simply to demonstrate that Hamlet is acting like a madman? Is it to establish an enmity between Hamlet and Polonious? What has it to do with the central conflict between Hamlet and Claudius. idk - I've never understood this scene.
Hes talking circles around Polonious in ways that he purposefully makes himself seem like a madman, but is in fact savagely beating him over the head with his wit.
james duggan also remember that Hamlet is a character-driven play. This scene develops both Hamlet and Polonius, showing Hamlet’s wit and Polonius’ lack of it.
Because Hamlet tells his friends not to be surprised if he acts mad, because he must act mad in order to plan out the revenge that the ghost told him to achieve
@@SophisticatedPickle Maybe so, nevertheless the action of the play would be the same without the scene. Granted, it's very funny but I don't see how it advances the plot.
@@jamesduggan7200 it displays that polonious believes hamlet is mad further deepening his belief that opheilia should not be with hamlet and her siding with her father over hamlet as well
Except my life....
who designed this palace i just want to talk
Joker (1996)
Click the video, press 5, and repeat.
You are welcome.
1:24
I can't understand that idea in the comarison between dead dog and Ophelia. Can you explain?
He is referring to the belief held at the time that the sun is the cause of maggots in a dead dog. He also references the Greek myth I believe of a girl who spread her legs in the sunlight and got pregnant. In other words he's saying that the sun has the power to create life within people. In short he is saying that the sun (pun intended) might have got Ophelia pregnant. All of these fly over Polonius's head.
Also the sun for the dog creates life, the ‘sun’ with Ophelia is Hamlet. He is basically saying I’m going to get your daughter pregnant.
her name is Ophelia Bawls
Oh but of course.
it is Brannagh 😃
😎
it's more at 1:24
reminds me of a fumbling old fool i know a hack!
Pause at 1:25
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Popeye the sailor man looking ass Hamlet
0:05
OMG😂😂😂😂
I may be wrong in this but hear me out.
So I was watching this with my daughter when she was in HS and they were covering this in class.
When Hamlet says Polonius is a “fish monger” my daughter erupts yelling “OMG … OMG … OMG ….”
So dummy me is thinking, what did I just miss?
Daughter says it was an insult to Polonius! In those days fishermen (fish mongers?) if they had a bad fishing season they’d prostitute out their daughters to get by. Hamlet was implying he knew Polonius sent his daughter to Hamlet … basically prostituting her out!
1:43 1:23
I don't like this Hamlet. Jesus.