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Women these days play Gertrude and Ophelia of course and also frequently play men's parts as well. Productions with female Hamlets can be traced to Sarah Bernhardt, the first person to play Hamlet on film. Actresses have played all kinds of parts, including Horatio, Polonius, and Barnardo.
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'Vanity thy name is woman' is from what Shakespeare play?
The line is Frailty thy name is woman, NOT vanity and it is from Hamlet.
What is shakespeares longest role in a single 'play?
Hamlet. It's Shakespeare's longest play, and Hamlet talks for 37% of it.
Origin vanity thy name is woman?
this is from a Shakespearean play but it is NOT Vanity it is "Frailty Thy name is Woman" the play is "Hamlet"
What was Richard burbage role in the play Hamlet by shaksphere?
He played Hamlet, and is listed to have been arguably one of the best.
What does frailt thy name is woman mean?
The phrase "Frailty, thy name is woman" comes from Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It expresses Hamlet's frustration with his mother, Gertrude, and women in general, suggesting that they are weak and morally fragile. This line reflects Hamlet's disillusionment and highlights themes of femininity and vulnerability within the play.
What did William Shakespeare enjoy the most?
If I'm not mistaken Shakespeare's favorite role to play was the ghost in the play Hamlet.
The play Rosencrantz is based on which minor characters from which shakespeare play?
They are minor characters from the play, Hamlet by William Shakespeare. The two characters are Hamlet's friends that are represented as being rather dumb and more or less play the role of comic relief within the play.
What is the longest male role in one play in shakespeare?
Hamlet, in Hamlet with 1495 lines followed by Richard III in Richard III with 1171 and Iago in Othello with 1098
What is the name the Shakespeare play about the Prince of Denmark?
the play is called Hamlet and was writing by William Shakespeare.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet
Who is the son of Polonius in the book hamlet?
The son of Polonius in the book "Hamlet" is named Laertes. He is the brother of Ophelia and a secondary character in the play who plays a key role in the events that unfold.
What is true about the play of Hamlet?
The play 'Hamlet' is the second-most quoted writing in the western world, after the Bible. It is the most-often performed of the Shakespeare plays. It's also the Shakespeare play which has had the most written about it. So it's an important play because it's an important part of western culture.
What is shakespeares longest play?
The longest play is Hamlet, which is the only Shakespeare play with more than thirty thousand words
