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The Animaniacs on Hamlet

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In this popular cartoon, Yakko Warner re-enacts the famous Yorick soliloquy from Shakespeare’s Hamlet – and Dot translates it into modern-day English.

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oLahav said – Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:59:07 -0000 ( Flag Edit Link )

Modern-day humourous versions of Hamlet are the best! This is great!

Another one of my favourites is the Simpsons’ version, where Bart plays Hamlet. They make a lot of fun of how everybody dies. It’s really funny.
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