HamletRandom House Publishing Group, 2008 M08 12 - 272 pages One of the greatest plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. 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. The ghost, Hamlet’s feigned madness, Ophelia’s death and burial, the play within a play, the “closet scene” in which Hamlet accuses his mother of complicity in murder, and breathtaking swordplay are just some of the elements that make Hamlet an enduring masterpiece of the theater. Each Edition Includes: • Comprehensive explanatory notes • Vivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarship • Clear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan English • Completely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance histories • An interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography |
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... or registered trademarks of The Royal Shakespeare Company . ISBN 978-0-8129-6909-2 Printed in the United States of America www.modernlibrary.com 246897531 CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many.
... or registered trademarks of The Royal Shakespeare Company . ISBN 978-0-8129-6909-2 Printed in the United States of America www.modernlibrary.com 246897531 CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many.
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... Hamlet vii vii X xiii xvi xviii About the Text xxiv Key Facts XXX The Tragedy of Hamlet , Prince of Denmark 1 Textual Notes 137 Second Quarto Passages That Do Not Appear in the Folio 140 Scene - by - Scene Analysis 149 Hamlet in ...
... Hamlet vii vii X xiii xvi xviii About the Text xxiv Key Facts XXX The Tragedy of Hamlet , Prince of Denmark 1 Textual Notes 137 Second Quarto Passages That Do Not Appear in the Folio 140 Scene - by - Scene Analysis 149 Hamlet in ...
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... Hamlet About the Text Key Facts The Tragedy of Hamlet. Prince of Demmlrk Textual Notes Second Quarto Passages That Do Not Appear in the I-'olio Scene-by-Scene Analysis Hamlet in Performance: The RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Hamlet ...
... Hamlet About the Text Key Facts The Tragedy of Hamlet. Prince of Demmlrk Textual Notes Second Quarto Passages That Do Not Appear in the I-'olio Scene-by-Scene Analysis Hamlet in Performance: The RSC and Beyond Four Centuries of Hamlet ...
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William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by its opening exchange : " Who's there ? " " Nay , answer me .... " The play creates the illusion of asking as many questions ...
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by its opening exchange : " Who's there ? " " Nay , answer me .... " The play creates the illusion of asking as many questions ...
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... Hamlet's uncle must once have been a good student . He is a mas- ter of balanced rhetoric , the measure and decorum of his verse bely- ing his crime against the order of nature and state : ... as ' twere with a defeated joy , With one ...
... Hamlet's uncle must once have been a good student . He is a mas- ter of balanced rhetoric , the measure and decorum of his verse bely- ing his crime against the order of nature and state : ... as ' twere with a defeated joy , With one ...
Contents
Textual Notes | 137 |
ScenebyScene Analysis | 149 |
The RSC and Beyond | 166 |
Shakespeares Career in the Theater | 217 |
A Chronology | 231 |
Acknowledgments and Picture Credits | 237 |
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ACT 4 SCENE action actor audience BARNARDO blood Boyd Caird character David Warner dead dear death Denmark doth Elsinore Exit eyes father fear Folio Following Fortinbras friends GERTRUDE HAMLET Ghost give grave grief HAMLET Ay HAMLET OPHELIA Hamlet play hast hath hear heart heaven HORATIO HAMLET HORATIO is't Jonathan Bate kill KING HAMLET LAERTES HAMLET LAERTES KING leave Lines look Lord Hamlet madness MARCELLUS Mark Rylance Matthew Warchus Michael Boyd mother murder nature night Norway nunnery Ophelia OPHELIA HAMLET OSRIC passion performance play players Polonius POLONIUS HAMLET pray prince production queen question rapiers revenge REYNALDO role Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Royal Shakespeare Royal Shakespeare Company SECOND CLOWN sense sexual Sings soliloquy soul speak speech stage sword tell theater theatrical thee There's thing thou thought Toby Stephens Tragedy watch Wittenberg words young