The Crown versus Prince Hamlet

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Purl Gurl - 30 Mar 2007 04:05 GMT

Hamlet is placed on trial!

Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy set in as presiding
judge for the trial of Hamlet on serious charges, including
murder. Quiet a surprise jury decision!

This is an audio file of the program for your listening,

http://www-tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/03/29/20070329_hamlet28.mp3

About this time tomorrow, a textual transcript of Hamlet's trial
will be available here,

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html

Wait twenty-four hours and you will be able to read the entire
featured news program on this trial of Hamlet, usually including
photographs and short video clips.

Purl Gurl - listening to "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader"

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Archie Valparaiso - 30 Mar 2007 13:35 GMT

>About this time tomorrow, a textual transcript of Hamlet's trial
>will be available here,

sh.t. No graphics?

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Don Phillipson - 30 Mar 2007 18:41 GMT

> >About this time tomorrow, a textual transcript of Hamlet's trial
> >will be available here,
>
> sh.t. No graphics?

You are in luck. The graphic novel of the same event
was published in the USA by Classic Comics about
50 years ago.

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Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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Robin Bignall - 30 Mar 2007 23:22 GMT

>>About this time tomorrow, a textual transcript of Hamlet's trial
>>will be available here,
>
>sh.t. No graphics?

Hell, if you want graphics, here's Chris Coutts' version of Hamlet, in
133+.
http://uninteresting.myby.co.uk/noeffort/hamlet.htm

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Herts, England

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Arcadian Rises - 31 Mar 2007 03:24 GMT

> Hamlet is placed on trial!

The idea is not entirely new. See

http://www.amazon.com/Elsinore-Appeal-People-V-Hamlet/dp/0312143273
tc.pbs.org/newshour/rss/media/2007/03/29/20070329_hamlet28...

Also, by Daniel Kornstein:

http://www.amazon.com/Kill-Lawyers-Shakespeares-Legal-Appeal/dp/0691032173

> About this time tomorrow, a textual transcript of Hamlet's trial
> will be available here,
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>
> Purl Gurl - listening to "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader"

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The Crown versus Prince Hamlet