Hamlet Act 3 scene 4 pages 59-61
Storyboard Text
- She will come straight....
- now, mother...
- Hamlet, thou hast thy father much offended
- Hamlet is heard off screen saying "Mother, Mother, Mother"
- you are my mother
- Gertrude says "I'll warrant you, fear me not. I hear her coming " And Polonius walks behind upstage curtain
- nay then I'll....
- Hamlet is seen entering at the end of last shot and it transitions to this shot of her entering.
- ...and sit you down; you shall not budge until...
- Hamlet and Gertrude exchange lines with each other as Hamlet walks ds toward her.
- ...innermost part of you!
- Hamlet circles around Gertrude, G following with her head. "Not by the rood not so, "
- Thou wilt not MURDER ME?! HELP!
- "You are the queen.....and would it were not so!"
- How now! A rat??
- What ho! Help, help, help!
- Gertrude has turned to face hamlet. this is shot over her shoulder. We see Hamlet say this
- side shot of them speaking to each other.
- back shot of Gertrude. Hamlet pulls Gertrude to that seat and stands behind the chair (sL)
- Dead for a ducat!
- Hamlet circles to dR of Gertrude.
- DEAD!
- shot over Hamlet's shoulder. Down shoot of Gertrude yelling for help
- oh me,
- Hamlet walks around Gertrude. Pulls sword after "A rat!!"
- she takes off running upstage towards polonius
- Gertrude stands ups and face upstage shocked
- Hamlet raises sword running on this line
- Stabs down into the curtain. Polonius says "O I am slain"
- Back shot of Gertrude we see Hamlet frozen
- what hast thou done?
- nay, I know not
- IS IT THE KING??
- O what a rash and bloody deed....
- As kill a king!!?
- ay madam. Twas my word!
- from upstage
- though wretched, rash, intruding....
- focused on Hamlet. turns head.
- Leave wringing of your hands: peace, sit you down! And I'll.....
- from downstage. Hamlet whips around to Gertrude on this line.
- "...penetrable stuff..."
- back shot of Gertrude Hamlet stands and yells back
- What have I done that thou darest....
- close up of Gertrude
- Look here.....
- Hamlet turns upstage, camera follows her. She crouches, drags body out. bends over body.
- the counterfeit presentment of two brothers!
- Hamlet stands and faces the camera
- Hamlet walks DS to Gertrude. Points her to the seat!
- camera follow Hamlet down and shoot this from behind her. Hamlet passes by camera but doesn't stop in front of it.
- Hamlet is facing more upstage for this
- Such an act....
- Hamlet makes her way over to side table, picks up wedding photo. kneel dsR of Gertrude
- Hamlet is holding two photos in her hand.
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