1. Steampunk Hamlet? Yeah, like that's never been (http://www.goldstar.com/events/concord-ca/hamlet.html) done (http://www.stuff.co.nz/southland-times/entertainment/southern-arts/4643339/Hamlet-gets-steampunk-makeover) before (http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_fullxfull.74203611.jpg). 1b. There's something I find really off-putting about the Steampunk genre... there are obviously some exceptions to this, but too many times it's used very shallowly, because gears look cool. 2. I'm sure Steampunk Hamlet is going to be a hit with not only the general public, but with fandom as well, and, of course, the slashers. Good on you for heading off that tide, OP. Ooh, I bet Hamlet wins this time! 3. What are people doing queering Horatio and Hamlet's relationship? Gay, in SHAKESPEARE? What is this tomfoolery? 4. How much do Horatio and Ophelia interact in Hamlet? I remember them acting as foils to each other (they're the ones who seem to truly love Hamlet), but do they actually interact? It's not like they'd be an Olivia and Viola situation, is all I'm saying. 5. No fifth comment, but five seems better than four.
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1b. There's something I find really off-putting about the Steampunk genre... there are obviously some exceptions to this, but too many times it's used very shallowly, because gears look cool.
2. I'm sure Steampunk Hamlet is going to be a hit with not only the general public, but with fandom as well, and, of course, the slashers. Good on you for heading off that tide, OP. Ooh, I bet Hamlet wins this time!
3. What are people doing queering Horatio and Hamlet's relationship? Gay, in SHAKESPEARE? What is this tomfoolery?
4. How much do Horatio and Ophelia interact in Hamlet? I remember them acting as foils to each other (they're the ones who seem to truly love Hamlet), but do they actually interact? It's not like they'd be an Olivia and Viola situation, is all I'm saying.
5. No fifth comment, but five seems better than four.