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May. 8th, 2008 02:01 amcapri0mniStick figure Hamlet.
Yes.
That Hamlet.
Yes. The Whole play. Word for word. As a webcomic.
It is a bit wordy, in the speachy bits, I admit. And it's not quite as fast moving as a moving picture.
But it's easier to read and understand (imnsho) than the traditional, printed, text with footnotes and margin notes every three lines, 'cause it is illustrated, and all.
And you only have to read four panels at a time.
...He's down to the final scene.
I wonder if he'll do another play, next.
Yes.
That Hamlet.
Yes. The Whole play. Word for word. As a webcomic.
It is a bit wordy, in the speachy bits, I admit. And it's not quite as fast moving as a moving picture.
But it's easier to read and understand (imnsho) than the traditional, printed, text with footnotes and margin notes every three lines, 'cause it is illustrated, and all.
And you only have to read four panels at a time.
...He's down to the final scene.
I wonder if he'll do another play, next.
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Date: 2008-05-08 08:43 am (UTC)And I agree, comic type versions of plays are so much better, my sister recently bought a full graphic novel of Macbeth, with all the original text, and it's clearly how plays should be published if people are reading them, rather than performing them. It seems so obvious when you actually notice it.
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Date: 2008-05-08 06:50 pm (UTC)Maybe not, but it feels like some sort of BardTragedy!convergence going on...