So for this remix I decided that I would translate pages 123-127. Right before Hamlet begins his soliloquy. I decided to translate into modern English but not really because nobody actually talks like this.....There will be a lot of "Yo" and "Shawty" or some variation on the two. I feel like Carrie when her mother keeps yelling "They're all gonna laugh at you!" You're all going to laugh at me......
KING: YO! Why is Hamlet acting mad crazy?
ROSENCRANTZ: Maaan he won't tell us why!!!
GUILDENSTERN: And he keeps on avoiding our questions like we the police or something!
QUEEN: Was he bein' nice to yall when you saw him??
ROSENCRANTZ: Like a gentleman!
GUILDENSTERN: Shoot! He had to force himself to be nice to us
ROSENCRANTZ: He didn't ask us nothin'! But when we asked him something he couldn't keep his mouth shut
QUEEN: YO did you tempt him with some fun!!!
ROSENCRANTZ: Shawty, we saw some actors and Hamlet was cool with that. They at the court now and they gon' perform for Hamlet tonight you feel me?
POLONIUS: He wants yall to join
KING: FA REAL? That makes me mad happy yo. Make sure he's real interested. Maybe this play will do that fool some good
ROSENCRANTZ: Fa sho.
KING: AY YO GERTRUDE. Leave us alone. Hamlet is coming to bump into the FIIIIIIIINE Ophelia. Her pops and I are gon' hide and watch to see if love is making Hamlet cray.
QUEEN: Fa sho. Ophelia, I hope your beauty is the cause of Hamlet's cray actions. You are a cool lady so I hope that you can save him.
OPHELIA: FA REAAAAAAAL.
POLONIUS: Ophelia, take your prayer book and read it gurl. People hide in prayer to hide the bad things they do. Dat ain't cool. The king and I will hide.
KING: Fa real I am feeling all kinds of guilty right now.
POLONIUS: He's coming let's hide yo.
Okay I'm done. I hope this has helped...haha. I am embarrassing but this was actually fun.
Hahahahahaha! This is SUPER hilarious! I LOVE it! And it's very very helpful. So thank you! Very creative! :)
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha! Oh goodness, Kaitlyn this is way better than you gave yourself credit for. Its funny and interesting. Good Job! #Thug life
ReplyDeleteMaking Hamlet funny, gotta love it.
ReplyDeleteFAAAAA REAAAALL
ReplyDeleteWow. Suddenly, clarity. I kind of talk like this in my head and while I'm with my family so it was a whole lot easier to read than Shakespearean English. Also, the humor of juxtaposing modern colloquialism with a classic plot made it a lot easier to pay attention to. Peace up A-town.
ReplyDeleteThis is the must read remix of the AP blogs. Truly a reading experience that I thoroughly enjoyed. The only dissapointment was that it ended.
ReplyDeletei absolutely love this. i did something similar by just translating it into modern english.. but you took it to a whole other level and it is sooo awesome. i give you props for this.
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