To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die-to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream-ay, there's the rub: For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause-there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life. For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of dispriz'd love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th'unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry And lose the name of action.

This is the first time I've seen an actor perform this soliloquy as if they actually understand what they are saying.

Is fear agus aisteoir an-hiontach Andrew Scott. Is maith liom a chuid obair! Andrew Scott is an amazing man and actor- I love his work. He delivers Shakespeare in a palatable way to the modern listener in his cadence and consideration of each word and turn of phrase. He's absolutely brilliant.

I'll pass 😭😅

If Puck were Hamlet

Breathtaking performance.

He’s one of the greatest. I hope he will have a very long carrer because the acting world desperately needs him to stay.

Wonderful, absolutely gorgeous

Not convinced by this far too mannered performance. The phrasing and pacing is a mess.

That's EXACTLY what i imagined hamlet to be. Honestly questioning and debating himself, rather than just being cynical

Sounds like a dude talking - not delivering a Shakespeare speech. Genius. I love him in all his roles.

Where can i watch the whole play?

Does he have Parkinson's.

I like this because he’s not just reading memorized lines. It’s like he’s actually thinking of what’s coming next. Like a normal person. This speech is a thought process. He shows that thought process here. It should never feel rehearsed or read. It needs to feel like he’s thinking it for the first time. This guy does that.

This does not feel like a recitation, but instead like a crisis. He is pondering, not chanting. He is discovering the words as he says them.

Horrible, no talent

Big problem with this -- Hamlet is here meant to be conversing with himself, but Scott does it like it's a speech he's practising, addressed to someone else.

absolute shite, mouthing words, not a real person, terrible acting, please shoot me.

just momento letit go

What a genius subtelty!

Fabulous delivery!

It seems like he is giving an interview.

Этот актер мизинца Гамлета не стоит. Парень из подворотни.

He’s great!

Is that Moriarty?

Be

Impressive

new subscriber bro, thank you for putting this out^^

bro......BEST ACTOR EVER!!

What I love about Andrew's performance as many have mentioned is that it feels like he is speaking as each thought comes to him. He gives sentences pauses as though it has sparked something else in his mind and his changes in facial expressions. When he says "perchance to dream" you see how this thought comes as an epiphany in the pause and facial expression to then almost give himself that moment of ah yes that's it isn't it, when he says "aye there's the rub". Perfection throughout! I do come back to this performance many times cause it is just that good.

One of the all time greats ❤

Andrew Scott makes the soliloquy completely make sense in modern language through facial expression and gesture. Through nervous ticks and pauses. I'd actually watch that play. Most actors over-do this scene and it comes across as just words in sequence. Andrew Scott brings it alive.

Most beautiful rendition

Adore him ..proud Irish woman here .. he is immaculate 🎉❤

The passionate, waaaaild guy you fall in crazy obnoxious love with but know you don't want to marry. 🔥 Guilty

He totally nails it. This feels like an internal monologue. He doesn't grandstand, he doesn't overplay it. The subtil madness... This is incredible. Some people are born actor

Remember, he's not actually speaking the lines. Those are pre-recorded.

How does he do it. Such an expressive and perfect performance

This dude is AMAZING 👏🏼 ❤

the most BRILLIANT rendition I´ve ever seen! BRAVO!!! it´s another level of acting whatsoever! The first time I´ve ever cried to Shakespeare!

Brilliant!

To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And by opposing end them. To die-to sleep, No more; and by a sleep to say we end The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks That flesh is heir to: 'tis a consummation Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; To sleep, perchance to dream-ay, there's the rub: For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, When we have shuffled off this mortal coil, Must give us pause-there's the respect That makes calamity of so long life. For who would bear the whips and scorns of time, Th'oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely, The pangs of dispriz'd love, the law's delay, The insolence of office, and the spurns That patient merit of th'unworthy takes, When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a weary life, But that the dread of something after death, The undiscovere'd country, from whose bourn No traveller returns, puzzles the will, And makes us rather bear those ills we have Than fly to others that we know not of? Thus conscience doth make cowards of us all, And thus the native hue of resolution Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought, And enterprises of great pith and moment With this regard their currents turn awry And lose the name of action.

His interpretation made it so relatable. I might be telling on myself, but who hasn’t wrestled with the thought. Instead of sounding like a dramatic internal dialogue I related with the struggle. Great performance.

"The undiscovered country from whose born no traveller returns" says Hamlet having recently spoken to his dead father

This is a hell of a thing. Slowing the tempo to emphasize each word. Brilliant sir!

Never seen this, bloody hell, he's good!

He’s such an Amazon talent. Everything he does rings absolutely true.

Far too many distracting hand movements. It takes the focus away from the words and spoils it.

I studied this deeply in college and only here 20 years later do I finally understand what it means.

Honestly, it’s as if he’s just thinking of these lines as he goes along. I adore Hamlet, and honestly this might be my favourite reading