Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Manga Edition

Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Manga Edition
ISBN-10
0544186745
ISBN-13
9780544186743
Series
Shakespeare's Hamlet
Category
Comics & Graphic Novels
Pages
192
Language
English
Published
2008-02-13
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Authors
William Shakespeare, Adam Sexton, Tintin Pantoja

Description

The sudden death of the king, later revealed to be murder. The queen’s all-too-sudden remarriage to the king’s brother, the murderer. The grieving, suspicious Prince Hamlet. Supernatural visitations. Plots, leaks, and counterplots. Poisoned wine. A rigged sword fight. Revenge. With a four-page introduction and an abridged text that remains true to Shakespeare’s wording, setting, and time, this fast-paced, graphic manga edition gets you caught up in the conflicts and passions that make this one of Shakespeare’s most beloved tragedies.

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