Who would have thought that there would be a full page devoted to Hamlet? It is devoted to everything Hamlet. The Facebook page Hamlet, was created in 2009, and currently is up to over 8,000 followers. This page consists of upcoming shows, pictures, quotes from the play, and news articles about anything that has to do with hamlet.
I think this is really interesting because there is no straight point. I understnad websites that are devoted to certain theatres, to get people to attend their shows, but a full page devoted to EVERYTHING Hamlet seems to just be a long blog created by an avid fan for avid fans.
If you like Hamlet, then this is a website that would be of great interest. The person who created it obvously does a lot of research on the topic to find out all the information possible, and allows others to post their own information. This definitely garners a lot of interest in the play, and other Shakespeare plays. People who don't care much for Hamlet won't get much from this Facebook page.
On this blog, what I really enjoy is the amount of questions and posts to try and get outsider involvement. Questions are asked, "if I were to put on a Gothic version of William Shakespeare'sHamlet who would I cast who will be eager play the Character's and show such and who wanted which part," all in part to get peoples reactions. There also are many pictures to keep people scrolling down, and different news articles. The blogger (what I will call him for lack of a better term) also posts videos from other performances on stage of Hamlet. This is a great way to gather a group of people around a common interest, and get people involved with the arts.
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