My AP Literature class had to take about 50 lines from Hamlet and translate it into a modern style text. My group decided to make it vulgar with a mix of 1980's slang, current popular slang, and references to the television shows "Jimmy Neutron" and "Spongebob Squarepants". We then performed it infront of the entire class. Let's just say the reactions were great. This is Act III, Scene i lines 43-90 of Shakespeare's Hamlet Polonius: Ophelia woman, m’ere. [to the king] Homeboy, we’ll hide [To OPHELIA] read this bible because it will look like you are pious and sweet bow-head but psych!! We are totally spying on those yuppies. Of course it's not like we are doing anything too wild. Lots of people hide their true intentions behind religion. Don’t look like you are shitting bricks. King: (aside) Truuu! Well damn, that bums me out. You know them bimbo hoes be covering up their grody faces with makeup and shit, that’s exactly what I am d...
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