Graveyard scene - Hamlet, Su Leci, 1994

Revenge of the Prince dir. Su Leci, 1994 (Hamlet adaptation performed by Shanghai Yue Opera Company)

Relevant Shakespeare Text: Hamlet Act 5, Scene 1
Players: Hamlet, Horatio, Old Man, and Laertes

Description: Hamlet encounters Laertes at Ophelia's grave. Laertes challenges Hamlet to a duel in this scene.

Textual Notes: 1. robbers instead of pirates, 2.land trip to Ba Shan Guo rather than sea voyage to England, 3. an old man who makes a sacrifice at Ophelia's grave instead of gravediggers, and 4. Laertes proposes to duel (with Hamlet) rather than Claudius instigates him to duel

Key Words: graveyard and funeral