For instance, the scene that I looked at was in Act 4, Scene 4. In the Folger edition the scene shows Fortinbras with his army speaking to the captain. He wants the captain to ask the King of Denmark if he could have permission to move his troops across Denmark. He then exits and Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern enter. They speak to the captain about Fortinbras and eventually Hamlet is the only character left on stage; he has a small soliloquy about how he must return home to avenge his father. There was a bracket in this version around Guildenstern’s name, which makes me think that perhaps he is not present in other versions of this scene. There was even a bracket around the top of the scene, which again makes me think that this scene might not even be performed in other versions of Hamlet. However, I believe that this scene is important for the audience to see because otherwise they would not know Hamlet’s thinking when he returns to
For instance, the scene that I looked at was in Act 4, Scene 4. In the Folger edition the scene shows Fortinbras with his army speaking to the captain. He wants the captain to ask the King of Denmark if he could have permission to move his troops across Denmark. He then exits and Hamlet, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern enter. They speak to the captain about Fortinbras and eventually Hamlet is the only character left on stage; he has a small soliloquy about how he must return home to avenge his father. There was a bracket in this version around Guildenstern’s name, which makes me think that perhaps he is not present in other versions of this scene. There was even a bracket around the top of the scene, which again makes me think that this scene might not even be performed in other versions of Hamlet. However, I believe that this scene is important for the audience to see because otherwise they would not know Hamlet’s thinking when he returns to