Hamlet "To be or not to be" - Richard Burton (1964)

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May 25, 2012
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May 25, 2012
miladymell Says:
His cadence here is simply amazing -- adds a musicality to this scene other actors couldn't quite do.

May 23, 2012
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May 22, 2012
MrRobertJameson Says:
Richard, I wish you had died of lung cancer like Sir Stanley Baker.

May 19, 2012
ana25ko Says:
You know Elizabeth Taylor was in the audience. She attended his every performance.

May 13, 2012
adamstevenson7405 Says:
a soliloquy is a certain technique within a monologue but you are right.

May 12, 2012
hathaways66 Says:
no, its called a soliloquy

Apr 19, 2012
adamjs11 Says:
In a segment on Sesame Street, Sir Patrick Stewart made a similar speech. But instead of contemplating death and suicide, he contemplates the letter B. I guess real Shakespere wouldn't be appropriate for little kids because they often involve things like this.

Apr 19, 2012
adamjs11 Says:
Poor Hamlet! He loses his father and is suffering under the tyranny of his evil uncle's rule. In this scene, he is contemplating whether to take action, or to commit suicide. He doesn't know if there is anything he can do.

Apr 18, 2012
clarapuig Says:
(...o sí -no sé)

Apr 18, 2012
clarapuig Says:
to be or not to be: "ser o no ser...estar o no estar.. ser y no estar (esta última ¿a que no?)"

Apr 12, 2012
adamstevenson7405 Says:
this isnt a poem do it the honour of calling it a monologue.

Apr 12, 2012
MrRobertJameson Says:
The worst Hamlet ever.

Apr 8, 2012
ElizabethTaylorLove Says:
Need we say more?

Mar 30, 2012
dilikopasica Says:
Legen...wait for it...dary!Legendary!

Mar 27, 2012
vickiehill1 Says:
BRILLIANT!!!! Need one say anything more?

Mar 15, 2012
danesgch Says:
Thank's God i found this video. I have to recite this poem in some weeks, now I can practice :)

Mar 14, 2012
dearmalika Says:
Amazing performance!

Mar 13, 2012
xUnSanity Says:
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Feb 18, 2012
MrRobertJameson Says:
He's supposed to be about 19.

Feb 13, 2012
wow1022 Says:
isn't hamlet supposed to be a young adult?

Feb 9, 2012
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Video Details

Richard Burton's "Hamlet", directed by John Gielgud, produced by Alexander H. Cohen. Filmed live on Broadway in 1964 and released to theaters in Electronovision. It was the longest running "Hamlet" in Broadway history. Act 3, Scene 1. Richard Burton and Linda Marsh More