Posted: 7/27/16 at 1:17pm
In a typical 2 act cut of Hamlet: where does the intermission most likely appear?
Thanks in advance!
Posted: 7/27/16 at 1:35pm
I've seen it two different ways, the places that are mentioned in this article:
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1996-11-08/entertainment/9611080124_1_first-folio-hamlet-shakespeare-repertory
Posted: 7/27/16 at 6:12pm
"Heresy"? Seems like the obvious break to me. "The play's the thing..." and all that.
Breaking in Act IV seems more a matter of keeping the second half shorter than being true to the action.
Posted: 7/27/16 at 6:35pm
When I did the show, our act break was right before Hamlet is standing above Cladius, about to stab him while he's praying. Our act two beginning was Hamlet's monologue about how he doesn't want to kill him while he's praying, because then he'll go to Heaven, etc. It was really effective.
