So this Chinese theme with all its elegant versification was dropped in favor of another Shakespearean tragedy, Hamlet. Wu Hsing-kuo invited prizewinning dramatist Wang An-chi from the Lu Kuang troupe to adapt the play in the hope of finding yet more new possibilities. But the earlier production's resounding success raised the stakes second time around.
於是暫捨中國古典題材，再挑了一齣莎士比亞的悲劇「哈姆雷特」，請來吳興國在陸光劇團得獎搭檔的編劇名家王安祈來作改編，再度尋求蛻變的可能性。