GREEN EGGS & HAMLET
The Scrambled History of the Prince of Denmark
DVD
Something’s rotten in the state of Denmark, and it’s not the eggs! This ingenious send up of Shakespeare’s tragedy (which Kenneth Branagh endorsed as “very imaginative and very funny”) preserves the basics of the original plot and translates the language of the original into amusing Seussian rhyming couplets. Along with his usual troubles, Hamlet must now also come to terms with his unseemly aversion to green eggs and the pestering of sidekick SamIamlet. The humor and faithfulness of this charmingly rough-edged production make it a painless way of easing students into a study of Shakespeare. The cast of university students is especially appealing to younger people. Grades 7 and up. Color. 77 minutes. Rock’s Eye. ©1995.
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