‘Hamnet’ Shows The Salvific Power Of Theatre When Facing Grief

‘Hamnet’ Shows The Salvific Power Of Theatre When Facing Grief

Chloé Zhao brings to the silver screen Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, that retraces the fate of one of William Shakespeare’s children, that eventually inspired him to write his play Hamlet. In fact, the written prologue states that in Stratford, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Hamlet’ were considered the same name. Hamnet chronicles the relationship between the Bard (Paul Mescal) and his wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley) — her name in history is also remembered as Anne Hath…