SOCE Sophomore English Team three _ Something’s Rotten in the State of Denmark

Tuesday, June 12, 2007











































































The play is set at Elsinore Castle, (which is based on the real Kronborg Castle, Denmark.) The time period of the play is somewhat uncertain, but can be understood as mostly Renaissance, contemporary with Shakespeare's England.

That same night, Horatio and the sentinels see a Ghost that looks exactly like their late king, King Hamlet. The Ghost reacts to them, but doesn't speak. The men discuss a military buildup in Denmark in response to Fortinbras recruiting an army. Although Fortinbras's army is supposedly for use against Poland, they fear he may attack Denmark to get revenge for his father's death, and reclaim the land his father lost to King Hamlet. They wonder if the Ghost is an omen of disaster, and decide to tell Prince Hamlet about it.

The Ghost talks to Hamlet what? Hamlet could know something? He is to be or not to be? The play has the amazing advances, enjoy it.

Student Director - Effric Lee
594091016 李仁豪

The practice process is quite laborious, we have spends many time and studies many more things. I am a director, I made preparation for everything, especially lighting crew, music, stage design, property and costume. Although final performance a little accident, but is quite successful. I must be thanks all partners, this is an unforgettable experience I always remember.


HAMLET(B) – Jonathan Ya

59401066 葉志勤 飾演 He is crazy Hamlet

My role is Hamlet. It is my acting about an English modern drama first times. I felt very nerves. An English modern drama that I felt a big challenge. I have many things to learn. When I learnt the news in February, I were not think about I have to role Hamlet. We were confronted many question and besetment. We were have to learn how assailed our question and besetment. When I stand on band shell, I were felt very exciting. When I stand on band shell, I were have to serve my task. I am extremely this play. It is my pearly recall.


TOM & HAMLET(A)Irene Zuing

594091341 莊孟潔 飾演 He is normal Hamlet

I learn many things in this semester English. I know that team spirit is important. A play is difficult for ourselves. But we are earnest in this time. We are happy on that day. We play in hamlet that I am very nervous of viewers. I am afraid of error. In the end, the audience enjoyed of the performance. We are excited to see audience applause.

KING CLAUDIUS –Peter Hong

594091494 洪辰緯 飾演 King Hamlet’s brother, King of Denmark


It is very soon that the English class is the end. We are busying in the English drama all semester, although it is not have test, but I think the English drama are more things that we must be advert, because we except for recite words, another we have to anxious about clothes, props, area, lighting, action..., in fact I think playact are more complicated things than test, however we can learn a lot of things in English drama, and I am very happy that attend acting, because my English is not very good, and what is more I have to recite, so I practice more and more, but when acting, I all the same forget word, just as well not bad, at last we have a happy ending, I think this drama must be become the wonderful memory in my school days, and I have to thank of teacher’s teaching, when we have questions, teacher will tell us that we should what to do, although the semester is the end, but I hope that I can learn more things from teacher.


QUEEN GERTRUDE – Teresa Ou

594091107 區幃珽 飾演 Mother to Hamlet

This performance is an extremely precious recollection to me.

I study from the experience of this performance very much.

For example, association cooperation spirit and Interpersonal communication

And some problems would be find only when stage rehearsaling such as walking position, light coordination, sound affection.

Extremely thank teacher to give us this opportunity to performance English modern drama.

Scripts are all great, but my favorite is the one our team performed haha.


GHOST & REFEREE –Jefferson Lou

594091482 羅于捷 飾演 King Hamlet

When I know this semester have to act a English stage play before. I have already arrayed in the heart. I think it will be very hard in this semester And also afeared act not well. Can’t arrive at what is teacher’s want. When we decided the groups and roles is beginning the livelong English class. Do the tools in the play. Recite the drama. Think the move in the play. We try to understand this drama want to say. We practice very long time and never stop at the holiday. My role is King’s ghost. I think this role have something difficult, and I have conclusion with team members. After finish our play. We very ablaze and happy. Because we pain is worthy. Thanks for our opportunity to appearance this play. It’s very seldom experience. Thanks to teachers. Thanks to everyone.

HORATIO –Beryl Huang

594091042 黃詩荃 飾演 a friend to Hamlet

This English drama lets us learned many think about unity.

We study the unity in the drama practice are very importance.

And we also learned how do we study admit their opinion in English drama practice.

We have experienced the quarrel and are not happy .

But in the performance we are very unity and tacit understanding .

Although we have something mistake in the performance ,but we are all enjoy this play .

In this play we are all satisfies.

And I also extremely thank teacher's guidance.

Finally I hope teacher can remembered us and give we a good results.

Thank you teacher!!

POLONIUSBelle Jiang

594091030 江馥妤 飾演 Lord Chamberlain

Since the beginning of this semester everyone from my class decided to perform a play done in English. It has been a tough journey that started with everyone being afraid in the beginning and ended with the wonderful ending performance on stage. It was a good thing that my group was very cooperative in trying to get everything done on time and meet every deadline that we set for ourselves. We even made up a punishment of having to pay a small fee for people who came late to practices. Thanks to everyone’s hard work during rehearsals, we were able to complete a humorous version of “Hamlet”. We thank our teacher for helping and supporting us to make this play possible. I love you teacher.


LAERTES –Greg Try

594091420 蔡宏俊 飾演 son of Polonius


OPHELIA – Mindy Lee

594091133 君怡 飾演 daughter to Polonius


This is a happy semester. Penetration English modern drama each group all had the growth. This Hamlet script is not easy to perform, but we made contribution. All is we arranges from the clothing stage light. Thank teacher give us this opportunity to perform very much.This is an extremely new experience. Teacher also give us many suggest. Between the classmate mutually cooperates. This entire semester I studied before did not know matter. Attends class vividly lets us to study English even more to have the interest.Although my English is very poor, I still extremely diligently to study. This semester thank teacher's guidance very much.


DIRECTEORRay Chen

594091262 陳柏豪 飾演

The semester is coming to an end again.I feel we really really need english and english communication.In this semester,We have spend many time for English modern drama.Simultaneously also causes for English modern drama oneself to be very tired.

BERNARDO –Mick Hsu

594091406 許伯豪 飾演 a soldier



This English modern drama performs, I feel very interesting, this is my first stage play performs. Even though my character is not very important, but to me is a big challenge. This time I have learned very more things, it also let me understand we are a team, the team cooperation is very important.


Thanks for my classmates to give me this chance. During these days, I do know a lot of things. English is not really hard. If we did more practice it will be better. Anyway, thanks anyone who helps us to play this English modern drama performs. I really appreciate.

FRANCISCO –Kevin Shieh

594091078 謝致揚 飾演 a soldier


I have learned many things from the stage play in this time. I have experienced from fearing and resisting originally to looking forward to performing, and our performance is successful finally. We just performed about half hour on the stage, but we have been devoted to preparing it for three month. Fairly, its result is perfect. Therefore, I have learned about one thing which is that we can’t ignore not only our walk but also our expression. Most importantly, my English is poor, and it is difficult for me to pronounce it. Nevertheless, by practicing and practicing, I have been practiced, and I have learned many words that I had never seen in the play. Most importantly, because of this group activity, my classmates and I have been more united, and known more about each other.

FORTINBRAS &VOIVE-Megan Chou

594091080 周若玉 飾演


Initially started to English not not ripely to feel the fear, did not

dare to stand opens the mouth on to say the fluent English, after then

when directed assigns the good role. I then diligently recite English,

understands the meaning, to is practicing with everybody to act in a

play together, the practice acts in a play lets me think English

changes is extremely interesting, each Saturday morning then starts to

reach agreement to practice to act in a play, although unusual being

exhausting! But after the final result comes out really felt the

unusual happiness, all also are worth.