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 vii
... death ? In whose version of the truth should we have faith ? Horatio , the commentator who comes closest to being the voice of the audience , says that he “ in part ” believes stories about ghosts and portents . His qualifier is a ...
... death ? In whose version of the truth should we have faith ? Horatio , the commentator who comes closest to being the voice of the audience , says that he “ in part ” believes stories about ghosts and portents . His qualifier is a ...
Page viii
... death is dou- bled after Hamlet kills 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 ...
... death is dou- bled after Hamlet kills 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 ...
Page ix
... death of fathers . " Reason and judgment were supposed to prevail over will and passion . The Stoicism of Seneca provided a model for the use of " philosophy " as protection against the fickleness of fortune and the vicissitudes of ...
... death of fathers . " Reason and judgment were supposed to prevail over will and passion . The Stoicism of Seneca provided a model for the use of " philosophy " as protection against the fickleness of fortune and the vicissitudes of ...
Page xii
... deaths of his father and sister . For the Romantics such as Goethe and Coleridge , Hamlet was the archetype of the sensitive man paralized into inaction by his sheer capacity for thought - which is to say an image of themselves as poets ...
... deaths of his father and sister . For the Romantics such as Goethe and Coleridge , Hamlet was the archetype of the sensitive man paralized into inaction by his sheer capacity for thought - which is to say an image of themselves as poets ...
Page xiii
... death . Purgatory is a Roman Catholic doctrine , the leap to grace supposed by Hamlet a Protestant one . At several points , the play engages with the great doctrinal disputes of the Reformation and counter - Reformation . There appear ...
... death . Purgatory is a Roman Catholic doctrine , the leap to grace supposed by Hamlet a Protestant one . At several points , the play engages with the great doctrinal disputes of the Reformation and counter - Reformation . There appear ...
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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