tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post6730327009695500803..comments2023-07-07T10:56:11.083-04:00Comments on Shakespeare Geek: When Does Hamlet Cast His Nighted Color OffDuane Morinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-62984483827488813112013-11-21T09:51:53.051-05:002013-11-21T09:51:53.051-05:00Duane--thanks.
Seemes, Madam? Nay, it is: I know ...Duane--thanks.<br /><br />Seemes, Madam? Nay, it is: I know not Seemes.<br /><br />The exclamation point--favorite crutch of the modern editor--isn't used in more judicious edits. It's totally out of place in Hamlet's conversation with his mother, and would most certainly cause a reaction from others in the scene. As self-appointed head of the Punctuation Police, :) I claim grounds JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-48791643864413414472013-11-21T06:47:52.442-05:002013-11-21T06:47:52.442-05:00J - typically I grab my cut and pastes from the MI...J - typically I grab my cut and pastes from the MIT version, since it's formatted the easiest for general purpose like this. I believe theirs comes from the Moby public domain version, but I'm unsure where Moby came from.<br />Duane Morinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16569611828708601563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-91377789436571233622013-11-20T22:18:40.926-05:002013-11-20T22:18:40.926-05:00Thank you. I thought it mentioned Hamlet's st...Thank you. I thought it mentioned Hamlet's stockings and the ankle. And thanks for the site notation; I was looking for it, but couldn't find.<br /><br />--Anon MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-9944177398450270892013-11-20T20:50:23.228-05:002013-11-20T20:50:23.228-05:00to Anonymous Mom,
You're absolutely right abo...to Anonymous Mom,<br /><br />You're absolutely right about that. <br /><br />"...No hat upon his head, his stockings foul'd,<br />Ungartred, and downe gived to his Anckle...," 2.1.80-81JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-52797053039687470212013-11-20T20:28:29.419-05:002013-11-20T20:28:29.419-05:00I'm the one who said the yellow garters. I th...I'm the one who said the yellow garters. I think you're right, it is Twelfth Night. I am going to look at that scene Ophelia describes, though, because I thought she does mention something about 'garters around his ankle'. As far as never losing his melancholy, I agree. I'm no professor, just an average mom, but I agree.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-19968854677280502852013-11-20T19:43:58.207-05:002013-11-20T19:43:58.207-05:00I know this is off topic, but "Seems madam!&q...I know this is off topic, but "Seems madam!"<br /><br />What's up with the exclamation point? Is he yelling at her in the edition you quote from? If so, just curious--which one is that?<br /> JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-23013918381923579732013-11-20T10:29:48.066-05:002013-11-20T10:29:48.066-05:00Re: the donning of a scarf and its removal: In the...Re: the donning of a scarf and its removal: In the heights of his *mania* over the success of the play, as a lark, he might grab something and put it on, especially since he's proud of his prowess as a playwright. But Hamlet's not concerned *at this point* in particular with what R&G think about the level of his melancholy or his madness, so the importance of hiding his feelings from JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-47973481480992562252013-11-20T09:58:32.790-05:002013-11-20T09:58:32.790-05:00@ Anonymous
You may be thinking of Malvolio in Tw...@ Anonymous<br /><br />You may be thinking of Malvolio in Twelfth Night, who dons the yellow to impress Olivia. There is no mention of the color of Hamlet's garters or stockings. JMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08099932219392937069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13529575.post-3490814031482818942013-11-19T23:10:21.941-05:002013-11-19T23:10:21.941-05:00I thought that in the odd scene where Hamlet inspe...I thought that in the odd scene where Hamlet inspects Ophelia's face, almost like counting of chicken pox, it is mentioned that his yellow garters or tights are around his ankles. I don't have the book in front of me, but it seems I remember something about yellow garters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com