Hamlet explained by John Gielgud - 16 May 1954 

His polysyllabic eloquence comes tripping off the tongue. Just love this man.

This speech is much more better than hundreds of scholarly essays about Hamlet. My humble regards to this great actor John Gielgud.

His thoughtful perception of the play is truly fascinating...full of his clear brilliance of understanding every little part.

Never been a Gielgud follower, but thought this Hamlet interpretation of "Hamlet" extremely enlightening and made me think again about Gielguds intelligent and convincing new interpretation of Hamlet's mind. Thank you.

5-11-22. Thank you for the vid!!! “Oh what a great tragedy, and peril to the universal intellect, there are but 33 posts to this video!!”, yet I shall never allow people to forget this fantastic... Cheers to all good people

I love that Gielgud calls the second act of “Hamlet” the ‘second movement,’ as in the structure of a symphony (5:58).

This is incredible. Very rare. Still love yt for these uploads. John Gielgud is inimitable and wonderfully incorrigible figure in British acting.

Glad to hear the great actor again in the air. Thanks for uploading such a precious interview.

Harold Bloom’s favourite Hamlet. His deep reading of the play is likely the reason why.

For anyone who wants to understand the play, this video is a must

"Many actors have thought it should be almost a love scene with the mother, which I don't see at all myself [...]" Finally. Someone who understands Hamlet.

Really great analysis of the part of Hamlet.

This is fantastic. Thanks for uploading.

Thanks so much for sharing this amazing insight.

Wonderful interview thank you

great run through of the play and anticipates and justifies a lot of what Robert Icke and Andrew Scott did in their brilliant production

What a poignant psychologic and literary analisys of Hamlet.!!! Excellent lecture. Thank you Sir John !!

Amazing insight. Thanks for posting x

Change in Hamlet. Until Kenneth Branagh’s four hour, complete version I had never seen the entire play and Hamlet seemed to be a psychotic murderer. The complete play gives a much better view of Hamlet. Possibly this is because I have only seen screen versions, but four hours is even long for stage. When Kenneth Branagh’s version came to Portland it was only shown in one small, 300 seat theater. The film ran one afternoon, and two evening showings. These showings were each sold out for the three weeks the theater was allowed to keep it. My 25 year old son, his girl friends, and four of my middle age friends saw it twice together, and were ready to go again if it had not been ripped from the theater unwilling. My son, I, and each couple we went with bought the DVD as soon as it came out even though over a year had passed before Kenneth managed to get it made. I would have bought the VHS if one had existed.

Great interpretation!

Thank you very much😊

Just found this Roman thankyou

Mark Rylance playing Hamlet made the RSC production clear and available.. Gielgud here is remarkable in his humility.

He directed Richard Burton & co in America : an intense, memorable interpretation, recommended! Look on RU-vid.... 😊🇬🇧🌈😊

Bravo.

The titles of the individual sections must be computer-generated. The second to last part labeled "Hamelet sees the eighties" should read "Hamlet sees Laertes"

Hello, just a cheeky one, kind of. I have just completed Act 1, Scene 1, of "Hamlet" involving cats on my channel, if anybody is interested to see. Please be gentle, it's ny first time (at trying to make a video!) 💕

Yeah, shox and surprizes.Accents are curious things.

Pro tip: 1.25 speed to make his slow speaking more bearable.