Hamlet is miserable after the death of his father, but when the ghost of his father appears and reveals that he was murdered, Hamlet decides to seek his revenge... Will he succeed? A tragic tale of deceit and revenge. Combining modern-day English with stunning illustrations, QEB's Tales from Shakespeare bring the Bard's popular plays to life. Lively and easy-to-read, they are sure to capture your imagination!
Hamlet, probably composed between 1599 and 1601, takes place in Denmark and tells how Prince Hamlet carries out his revenge on his uncle Claudius who murdered Hamlet's father, the king, and holds the usurped crown as well as nuptials with ...
This edition represents Shakespeare's text as it appears in the most authoritative of early editions, the Folio, published in 1623, and it supplies students with useful footnotes to the interpretation of the text.
A scholarly examination of the plot and dramatic technique of Shakespeare's most controversial play
"A literary analysis of the play Hamlet. Includes information on the history and culture of Elizabethan England"--Provided by publisher.
Shakespeare's Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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Confronted with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mother’s infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as avenger.
Presents a collection of essays discussing aspects of William Shakespeare's well-known tragedy from John Dryden in the seventeenth century to A.C. Bradley and William Epson in the twentieth century.
"William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts"--
3.4.97–100) Hamlet's lines could be considered to be continuous with Gertrude's line overlapping. ... from a cue part by giving the actor playing Hamlet a continuous speech, and the actor playing Gertrude the cueline in his pocket'.