The New York Times

To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question Filmmakers Can’t Resist

The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in “Hamnet” has long informed the movies, often in surprising ways that can make us rethink the words. By Alissa Wilkinson In Chloé Zhao’s drama ...
Yahoo

Riz Ahmed Explains Why Hamlet’s ‘To Be or Not to Be’ Scene Is Misunderstood | Interview

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Credit: Vertical) ComingSoon’s Tyler Treese spoke with Hamlet star Riz Ahmed about his and Aneil Karia’s bold new take on ...
KQED

Riz Ahmed’s ‘Hamlet’ Is a Frenetic and Fast-Talking Take on the Tragedy

“To be, or not to be,” Hamlet says in his best-known speech — questioning the value of life itself and, more immediately, his own. But surely, these words have rarely if ever been uttered with such an ...
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To be or not to be: Hamlet’s soliloquy and distance between seeker and the sought

When Hamlet asks, “To be, or not to be,” he is not merely rehearsing a thought about life and death. He is pausing at a far subtler threshold—the point where the weight of being someone begins to feel ...
Cinema Blend

Why Riz Ahmed's 'To Be Or Not To Be' Speech In Hamlet Was Filmed With Him Speeding Down 'A Freeway A Hundred Miles An Hour'

The new Hamlet talks adding "quite literal" stakes to the famous speech. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The new version of ...
The Saratogian

The question is To Be Or Not To Be at Home Made Theater’s production of ‘Hamlet’

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Home Made Theater is back. Not only is it back, it’s back in a big way. It is offering a major production of one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, “Hamlet.” Adding to the ...