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In which some plot threads finally start to converge. Parts 1-4 are here.

Author’s Notes: I have used names or spellings from the First Quarto of Hamlet or from Saxo Grammaticus for most of the characters in The Tragedy of Amleth as I wanted to differentiate them from the canonical Hamlet characters. (In any case, I suspect that even Hamlet would not be crazy enough to name his principal characters Claudius, Gertrude, and Polonius, nor would the players let him get away with it if he did!) The names of Horatio and a few minor characters have been left intact, as my sources did not offer other versions, and it seemed plausible enough that Hamlet might pay tribute to his friend by using his name in the play. The text itself is not meant to be FirstQuarto!Hamlet.

In case anyone is curious, Judit's full cast list is under the cut.

( How to perform Hamlet with six men, two boys, and a bit of illicit help )

( Chapter Five: What, A Play Towards? )

In which Hamlet tells a very peculiar story. Parts One and Two are here.

( Chapter Three: I Could Condemn It As an Improbable Fiction )

Title: Pseudonymous
Fandom: Hamlet
Summary: Clearly, only a Danish prince could write a play about a Danish prince.
Notes: This is meant to be both a takedown of silly Shakespearean authorship theories and a semi-serious AU exploring the possible consequences if one character had made a different decision in Act 3 of Hamlet. (Which character, and what decision, will eventually become apparent; for now, I will just say that it is not Hamlet, who in this story is reacting to Circumstances Beyond His Control.)

The Life of St. Crispin is based on Thomas Deloney's The Gentle Craft (c. 1597), which inspired at least two theatrical adaptations in real life. The History of Amleth, Prince of Denmark is inspired by Saxo Grammaticus.

( Pseudonymous, Part One )