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Hamlet in the Age of Facebook

Those of you on facebook will know exactly what this means…:)

McSweeney’s presents “Hamlet (Facebook News Edition)” :

Horatio thinks he saw a ghost.

Hamlet thinks it’s annoying when your uncle marries your mother right after your dad dies.

The king thinks Hamlet’s annoying.

Laertes thinks Ophelia can do better.

Hamlet’s father is now a zombie.

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The king poked the queen.

The queen poked the king back.

Hamlet and the queen are no longer friends.

Marcellus is pretty sure something’s rotten around here.

Hamlet became a fan of daggers.

Read more of this facebook feed edition here.

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