They drink the sand because they don't know the difference
First real rehearsal today. I got my explanation tapes, listened to them, and I'm really excited to play Gertrude. I want to do her a bit differently than Richard described her. He kind of made her out to be more of a victim than I think she should be. There's already one female victim in the play, and two is a bit of an overload. I guess I think
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Been going about livejournal, looking for fellow actresses journals just to see how other people keep theres...and I stumbled upon yours through thephantomess' links. :)
I am currently in the show "Hamlet" as well (Im playing Ophelia) and really enjoyed reading your take on Gertrude. I couldn't agree more. I totally don't think she's a victim at all. I think she knows about her husband's murder...as you pointed out, judging by her guilt in the bedroom scene. Or maybe she just sort of suspects it...? What have you come to decide on her as you find her character?
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My take on Gertrude is that she had nothing to do with planning the murder itself, nor did she she suspect anything about it before her first husband was killed. But after the murder, I think she sees plenty of scattered clues that she refuses to put together, because she realizes that if she does, she'll be positive that it's Claudius. That's why I think she's so guilty in the closet scene, not because she married her husband's brother, but because she knows that she's in love with th man who murdered her son's father, who he loved.
Does that sound right about Gertrude? There are so many ways you can interpret and play her, but that's my favorite.
What's your take on Ophelia?
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