Harriet Gordon-Anderson as Hamlet and Sophie Wilde as Ophelia, Bell Shakespeare Sydney, 2020.
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Staging concept: Ophelia carries around a book that she uses to press different flowers and plants. At one point we see her actually pressing one of the flowers Hamlet's given her before, and we get the impression that she wouldn't part with this book for the world. During the "Get thee to a nunnery" scene, Hamlet rips the book out of her hands, and she goes diving after it to make sure he didn't damage it. And during her final "mad scene", she starts tearing out the relevant pages (rosemary, pansies, fennel, columbines, etc.) to give to everyone present. Laertes is the only one to get the significance of his sister giving away parts of her prized possession, and it adds an extra layer to his grief.
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OBSESSED with stories where there's a human in a fairy court and the audience is left horrified and concerned for their safety. ESPECIALLY where we're introduced to the fairy court through the POV of someone who is used to it, and then suddenly there's a human, and the juxtaposition of the frailty and vulnerability of humanity is jarring up against the utter alien inhumanity of the fey powers.
there's threats and dangers at every turn. the things that are normal for the fey are instantly deadly to the human. there is nobody around who cares enough about you to remember your limitations and help keep you safe. there are many who would like to see you die painfully just for fun.
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Ophelia 🤝 Desdemona
Freaking dying because of their man’s stupid decisions
@pleureros
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first coloured fanart ive ever done/posted.... dont look too closely at the shadows and whatnot, i have no actual idea what im doing.
anyways, this is ophelia!!!!! she's my mc for the fernweh saga by @lacunafiction. she's a JR romancer, a soft hearted disaster, super clumsy and sensitive, and literally cannot pose for pictures at all (as you can see). warning: cries easily
the brainrot for this IF has lasted so long and it's about time i drew something for it! have some sketches lying around of her with JR and uhh... they're very bad but it's nice to draw them. 🥰
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