Odgrzebywania Hamleta
Digging up Hamlet

Summary/Abstract: Jakub Papuczys writes about Hamlet directed by Oliver Frlijić (Zagrebačko kazalište mladih, premiere: 8.03.2016). The author notes that the changes made to Shakespeare’s text entirely alter the significance of the intrigues of the titular protagonist. Frljić creates a world ruled by “violence and naked, brutal force,” while the crime is always visible, which means that Hamlet’s actions and attempts to expose the truth make no sense. His deeds are therefore an act of vengeance or a rejection of this reality. The critic notes that this performance, in which the dead are constantly present in a material and symbolic manner, alludes to the Balkan War.

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