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Sarah Kelly 10X 23rd November 2001 If I were to have the pleasure of directing "Hamlet" I would first think about how and where the scene would be set. I would have the scene set in the suburbs of Italy where the 'gangsters' are, because the portrayal of gangster Italy, on television (which the audience may be familiar with) is like the situation in Hamlet. Where revenge must be taken by the son, also upholding the family honour and such family situations. Also the portrayal of Italians is that they are very religious and that they tend to be Catholics, so the religious aspect of this scene (trying to pray and having the need to be forgiven by god) would fit in with my version and Shakespeare's. I would have this scene set in a Roman Catholic Church to support the fact that Claudius wishes to...

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