Ghost scene (00:07:13)
Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at Claudius’s Court (00:05:50)
Nunnery scene (00:06:40)
“Fishmonger” exchange with Polonius (00:04:10)
Players enter (00:04:36)
The Mousetrap scene (00:07:39)
Gertrude and Polonius, then closet scene (00:07:36)
Ophelia’s mad scene (00:06:52)
Gravediggers and Ophelia’s funeral (00:11:55)
Hamlet’s “To Be or Not to Be” speech (00:03:50)
Hamlet
Opening scene (funeral) Carmina Burana (00:07:16)
Horatio’s framing speech (00:01:56)
Council scene (00:06:49)
Hamlet’s first soliloquy (00:03:21)
About This Clip
Hamlet 1.5
25:49 Ghost appears
27:00 “I’ll follow.”
27:59 Hamlet finishes following the ghost: “Speak, I’ll go no further.”
Hamlet
Staged in 1971, 1975, 1976-7
Author: Shakespeare (adapted by Mohamed Sobhi (Muhammad Ṣubḥī) from three Shakespeare translations: Khalīl Muṭrān, ʻA.Q. al-Qiṭṭ, and J.I. Jabrā). Directed for television by Nur al-Demerdash.
Hamlet
Clips
Hamlet’s “To Be or Not to Be” speech
Speech was relocated to Act 5. Loosely based on Hamlet 3.1; script has been changed compared to original play.more
Speech was relocated to Act 5.
Loosely based on Hamlet 3.1; script has been changed compared to original play. less
Gertrude and Polonius, then closet scene
Hamlet 3.4 Ends with “I must be cruel only to be kind/thus bad begins and worse remains behind.”more
Hamlet 3.4
Ends with “I must be cruel only to be kind/thus bad begins and worse remains behind.” less
Ghost scene
Hamlet 1.5 25:49 Ghost appears 27:00 “I’ll follow.” 27:59 Hamlet finishes following the ghost: “Speak, I’ll go no further.”more
Hamlet 1.5
25:49 Ghost appears
27:00 “I’ll follow.”
27:59 Hamlet finishes following the ghost: “Speak, I’ll go no further.” less
Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern at Claudius’s Court
The scene shows ʻAmr Afifi playing Polonius for comic relief, not as the sinister spymaster we’ll meet in later Arabic adaptations). Hamlet 2.2more
The scene shows ʻAmr Afifi playing Polonius for comic relief, not as the sinister spymaster we’ll meet in later Arabic adaptations).
Hamlet 2.2 less
Nunnery scene
Nevine Ramez plays Ophelia. Hamlet 3.1 Much of the intervening material between 2.2 and 3.1 has been cut, and the rest has been moved, so this is much earlier in...more
Nevine Ramez plays Ophelia. Hamlet 3.1
Much of the intervening material between 2.2 and 3.1 has been cut, and the rest has been moved, so this is much earlier in Sobhi’s play than Shakespeare’s. less
Opening scene (funeral) Carmina Burana
Now a noble heart has stopped. Good night, dear prince. Good night. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Goodbye, my prince. (He repeats these lines four times,...more
Now a noble heart has stopped. Good night, dear prince. Good night. And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest. Goodbye, my prince. (He repeats these lines four times, in different versions that could be translated differently or not.) Give me the man who is not passion’s slave and I will hold him in my heart’s core. As I do you. (Pause.) Death is a sleep. A sleep. A sleep. A sleep. (Music rises. Funeral procession continues across the stage and exits left.) less
Horatio’s framing speech
How shall I describe that day? The sky full of fog. The people silent. Eyes far away, cheeks streaked with tears. Bells tolling in the distance, carrying the grievous news....more
How shall I describe that day? The sky full of fog. The people silent. Eyes far away, cheeks streaked with tears. Bells tolling in the distance, carrying the grievous news. (Deep sigh.) The mighty king Hamlet the Elder was dead. I urged Hamlet the young prince to let me go with him to Denmark to attend his father’s funeral, but he went ahead.
And when I arrived here, in Denmark, there was no funeral, and no signs of mourning. I saw Claudius, the uncle of the prince, who had become a king on the throne, and had married the queen, the wife of his dead brother. From here began the tragedy which ended with the death of the young prince, Hamlet.
And only I am left: Horatio, alone, lost. I have to set the people straight and tell them the whole story of the things that took place, including crimes of passion and blood, deaths put on by fate and forced cause. All this can I now tell you, truly. less
Council scene
Sobhi’s entrance, the council scene, ending in a dance to 1812 Overture Shakespeare’s Hamlet 1.2more
Sobhi’s entrance, the council scene, ending in a dance to 1812 Overture
Shakespeare’s Hamlet 1.2 less
Sobhi, Mohamed (Muhammad Ṣubḥī) | Productions
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Really astonished by this master piece
Although Shakespeare’s one is Great But Staging Like this would make me just open my mouth infront of it
Really it’s also one of Subhy’s Masterpieces
Omg finally i found it …..i’m searching for it since i have studied it (since 2 years
) XD
ts a goood play
is there any way to download it?
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Glad you all are interested in this production – it’s a classic! If anyone is interested in working on subtitles for any of the scenes (perhaps as part of a class project?), please contact me. Meanwhile, please spread the word that this film is available online – I would love to see more reactions to particular scenes. We’ll work on making Arabic comments display correctly on the site.
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تحياتي
مارجريت
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i have the quick plugin and also have problem to watch what shall i do
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Dear Peggy
You will have to refer to prof Terezinha or to prfo Marlene Soares dos Santos,her email is msdoss@globo.com I believe prof Marlene knew your aunt. You can also try prof Rberto Rocha who is on facebook, ; his email is darocha56@hotmail.com (darocha56@gmail.com)
Professor da rocha probably heard of your aunt. He teaches at the same university now. Best of luck
Liana Leao
sorry, we will see to that.