Recently, I finally got around to playing Final Fantasy XV. After about 100 hours of play (not having yet beat the game) it has dawned on me that Final Fantasy XV is a direct retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Okay, so I've been making jokes about similarities between FFXV and Hamlet (and, more specifically, The Lion King) the whole time I've been playing, but I was slow to realize that this was intentional on the part of the game's writers. I've got to say, I'm a little upset that no one pointed this out to me in the four and a half years that I put off playing this game. Anyway, once I actually finish the game I will write my full thoughts on it and its correlation to Hamlet. But without further ado, here is a fun little cast listing for Final Fantasy: Hamlet.
SCAR CLAUDIUS, King of Denmark
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Final Fantasy: Hamlet
NAMES OF THE ACTORS
HAMLET, son to the late King
HORATIO, ROSENCRANTZ, and GUILDENSTERN, friends to Hamlet
OPHELIA, betrothed to Hamlet
LAERTES, brother to Ophelia
Ghost of Hamlet's Father
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| Source: https://www.gamesradar.com/kingsglaive-final-fantasy-xv-review/ |
Understudy for the part of HAMLET
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| Source: https://aselia.fandom.com/wiki/Richard |
(I had to include Richard from Tales of Graces in this because he bears more than a passing resemblance to the Prince of Denmark, and also Howl from Howl's Moving Castle. I've always intended to write a little something about him but never got around to doing so.)
Sources:
Something Is Rotten in the State of Lucis. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/something-rotten-state-lucis-final-fantasy-xv/
Can you feel the Shakespeare love tonight? https://shakespeareandbeyond.folger.edu/2019/07/26/lion-king-shakespeare-hamlet-hal-falstaff-henry-iv/
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