哈姆雷特|Hamlet
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原著作者|威廉·莎士比亚 In Denmark, the winter was colder than any winter before The old king's death was like a dull knife, slowly cutting into everyone's ears The funeral bell rang three times Queen Gertrude didn't cry, her eyes like a frozen lake, showing no emotion at all Less than a month later, she married the new king Claudius The air in the whole court felt blocked Servants walked with heads bowed Ministers' boots made no sound on the carpet Only Hamlet knew His eyes were colder than the winter wind He stood at the end of the palace corridor, his fingers digging crescents into his palms No moon A figure rose from the shadow of the city wall Pale armor, ashen face, a deep wound on the neck visible to the bone Hamlet's breath stopped "I am your brother" the ghost's voice like squeezed from stone cracks "He poured poison in my ear" The prince didn't retreat His fist clenched until veins popped, nails digging into his palms "Remember me" The ghost faded into the cold wind Hamlet stood alone in the darkness, like a statue The players entered the palace The old player's eyes were like stones polished by years "What shall we perform, Your Highness" Hamlet handed the script His fingertips trembled, but there was a smile at the corner of his mouth "Just the simplest one" The performance began at dusk On stage, actors vividly portrayed the king and queen Claudius sat on the throne, fingers drumming the armrest unconsciously The third act began "The king fell asleep in the garden" the actor's voice was clear "His brother quietly approached and poured poison in his ear" Claudius's face changed Not pale, but gray-white, like drained of blood He stood up abruptly, his chair fell back, the sound echoing through the silent hall "Light the lamps" his voice cracked Hamlet stood in the shadow, eyes had cold gleam, no tears He confirmed it The time for revenge, was ripe The Queen's chamber Candlelight cast shaking shadows on the walls Gertrude sat at the vanity, her lips moved, but no sound came "You shouldn't have married him" "He's the king" "He killed Father" The Queen's face turned ashen She opened her mouth, wanted to speak Behind the curtain, someone was trembling Hamlet's gaze swept over His arm was faster than his thinking The sword left the scabbard like a sigh Then the dull sound of a body falling, like a puppet with cut strings He pulled the curtain aside Polonius lay in a pool of blood, blood stains forming dark brown cracks across that aged face Hamlet didn't cry His eyes held only cold gleam "Send him to England" Claudius's voice came from outside the door, cold as a blade In the sealed ship cabin, only the sounds of rats Hamlet crouched in the corner, fingers searching the floor cracks A letter He pried open the seal with trembling fingers The King of England would behead two envoys upon arrival His fingers trembled But his eyes lit up He had a plan The pen tip moved under candlelight, ink slowly soaked the paper A new name was written A new seal pressed The shipwreck happened The ship broke into pieces in the storm Hamlet grabbed a piece of wood, drifted in the dark sea He woke lying on the beach A pirate island But they let him go "This man is interesting" the pirate chief said "There's fire in his eyes" Hamlet stepped onto Danish land Claudius's spies were everywhere But he didn't care "A duel" Claudius smiled "My dear nephew has returned, we should celebrate" Horatio burst into the room, his face white as paper "The letter, I intercepted it, they'll kill you in the duel" Hamlet looked at the sky outside the window His gaze fell on the sword "I know" He smiled, the smile contained icy things The dueling hall was bright with candles Claudius sat on the high platform, his wine cup gleamed in the candlelight, with faint luster inside Laertes walked to Hamlet's side, whispered "Let me be your second" The prince shook his head His fingers picked up the sword, the pommel pressed into his palm The first thrust A feint The second thrust Hamlet's sword tip cut Rozencrantz's arm The third thrust Claudius's sword tip stabbed toward the prince's chest The Queen stood up, her lips moved, wanted to speak The wine cup was empty Gertrude's body began to convulse "The wine" her voice caught Her fingers grabbed the tablecloth, knuckles white She fell, her eyes still looking at Hamlet Claudius's sword pierced the prince's shoulder But Hamlet's sword also pierced him Claudius fell into the pool of blood, eyes wide open, like seeing something he shouldn't have seen Rozencrantz rushed over, but Laertes's sword had already pierced his chest He fell beside his father Hamlet fell on the stage His blood flowed on the wooden planks, like a thin dark red river Horatio rushed over, held his head "Live" the prince's voice like from far away "Denmark needs someone to remember" His hand fell The hall was silent The Prince of Denmark, the Queen of Denmark, Claudius, Rozencrantz All had fallen Only Horatio still stood He stood and walked to the window Dawn was breaking outside But Denmark's sun, would never rise again 前往小宇宙评论区与主播互动
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