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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Page viii
... Polonius : " by the image of my cause I see / The portraiture of his , " remarks Hamlet of Laertes . The motif is redou- bled in the figure of Young Fortinbras out to avenge the defeat of Old Fortinbras . A further commentary is ...
... Polonius : " by the image of my cause I see / The portraiture of his , " remarks Hamlet of Laertes . The motif is redou- bled in the figure of Young Fortinbras out to avenge the defeat of Old Fortinbras . A further commentary is ...
Page xi
... Polonius instead and as a result he is packed off to England . As soon as he has tricked and dispatched Rosencrantz and Guildenstern , effected his daring escape via the pirate ship and returned to Denmark , he is in a state of ...
... Polonius instead and as a result he is packed off to England . As soon as he has tricked and dispatched Rosencrantz and Guildenstern , effected his daring escape via the pirate ship and returned to Denmark , he is in a state of ...
Page xvii
... Polonius commissions to spy on Laertes in Paris , might seem an obvious candidate for the ax , but in the Players ' Quarto he remains , probably in order to highlight the way in which the world of Elsinore like that of Elizabethan En ...
... Polonius commissions to spy on Laertes in Paris , might seem an obvious candidate for the ax , but in the Players ' Quarto he remains , probably in order to highlight the way in which the world of Elsinore like that of Elizabethan En ...
Page xviii
... Polonius as spymaster - general . Most boldly , the nunnery scene was placed early , as in the First Quarto , while as Boyd explains in his interview about the production - a radical new posi- tion for " To be or not to be " was ...
... Polonius as spymaster - general . Most boldly , the nunnery scene was placed early , as in the First Quarto , while as Boyd explains in his interview about the production - a radical new posi- tion for " To be or not to be " was ...
Page xx
... Polonius , father of Ophelia , he does actually kill ; and for this does he lament or atone for what he has done , by any regret or remorse ? " I'll lug the guts into the neighbor room " - " You nose him as you go up the stairs into the ...
... Polonius , father of Ophelia , he does actually kill ; and for this does he lament or atone for what he has done , by any regret or remorse ? " I'll lug the guts into the neighbor room " - " You nose him as you go up the stairs into the ...
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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