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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... begins with portents betokening " some strange eruption to our state . " It holds up a mirror to a world of royalty , courtiers , politicians , and ambassadors , but also ordinary people : students , actors , gravediggers , even ( on ...
... begins with portents betokening " some strange eruption to our state . " It holds up a mirror to a world of royalty , courtiers , politicians , and ambassadors , but also ordinary people : students , actors , gravediggers , even ( on ...
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... begin- ning of the play and the other only near the end , the roles may well have been doubled in the original production . To make them into the * See further the interview with Michael Boyd about his production in " The Director's Cut ...
... begin- ning of the play and the other only near the end , the roles may well have been doubled in the original production . To make them into the * See further the interview with Michael Boyd about his production in " The Director's Cut ...
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... begin from that key moment when Hamlet decides not to kill King Claudius while he is praying , since that would be to send him to heaven , not hell : Up , sword , and know thou a more horrid hent : When he is drunk asleep , or in his ...
... begin from that key moment when Hamlet decides not to kill King Claudius while he is praying , since that would be to send him to heaven , not hell : Up , sword , and know thou a more horrid hent : When he is drunk asleep , or in his ...
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... begins . A player comes on under the shadow , made up in the cast - off mail of a court buck , a well - set man with a bass voice . It is the ghost , the king , a king and no king , and the player is Shakespeare who has studied Hamlet ...
... begins . A player comes on under the shadow , made up in the cast - off mail of a court buck , a well - set man with a bass voice . It is the ghost , the king , a king and no king , and the player is Shakespeare who has studied Hamlet ...
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... begins with the other half of the pentameter , editors since the late eighteenth century have indented the second line . We have aban- doned this convention , since the Folio does not use it , and nor did actors ' cues in the ...
... begins with the other half of the pentameter , editors since the late eighteenth century have indented the second line . We have aban- doned this convention , since the Folio does not use it , and nor did actors ' cues in 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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