OK, let’s ease on back into Hamlet with a closer look at everyone’s favorite extremely bit player.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
I don’t care how annoying and pointless he is. I love him.
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 2 (part 3)
It’s FIGHT TIME!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Unless the enemy has studied his Agrippa…
…which I have.
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 2 (part 2)
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 2 (part 1)
OK, folks, let’s wrap this thing up. FINAL SCENE!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Rejected Shakespearean band name: Osric’s Hat
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 4)
Today’s comic shows us the origins of the phrase “wrestling in a graveyard”!
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I’m sorry, I’ve just been told that the phrase in question is “whistling in a graveyard”. My mistake. Carry on.
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Oh hey, there’s only one scene left in this play! As long as nothing major happens in it, we should be done pretty quickly!
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 3)
It’s August! And we’re still doing Hamlet! Send help!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
This was a struggle. I’m not great at action sequences. Not looking forward to the duel, tbh.
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 2)
It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! It’s “bit with the skull” time!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
“Hamlet always has his skull”.
I’m taking next week off, but will be back here with more graveyard hijinks in August!
A Stick-Figure Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 1 (part 1)
We’ve made it to Act 5! There are only two scenes in Act 5, so this shouldn’t take too long, right?
….RIGHT????
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
Confession: Second Gravedigger is my favorite gravedigger. First Gravedigger is a bit of a jerk.