Follow It!

About this episode

The episode explores Act 1, Scene 4 of Hamlet, discussing the theme of following unsettling truths.

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re in Hamlet, Act 1, Scene 4. Act 1, Scene 2 gave us the court saying, “Get over it.” Act 1, Scene 3 gave us family advice that’s really control. Now Scene 4 takes us back to the battlements — the cold night air — where the play asks a different question: When truth appears in an unsettling form… Do you follow it? GEORGE: Master Shakespeare, we’ve moved from court politics and family warnings back to the night watch. Why return to the battlements now? SHAKESPEARE:...

People in this episode

Host: George Bartley

Topics covered

• Shakespeare
• Hamlet
• truth
• theater
• literature

Keywords

• Hamlet
• Shakespeare
• truth
• theater
• Act 1 Scene 4

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hamlet

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