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
... grave - into the occasion for speculation : " What's Hecuba to him , or he to Hecuba , / That he should weep for her ?, " " Where be your gibes now , your gambols , your songs , your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table ...
... grave - into the occasion for speculation : " What's Hecuba to him , or he to Hecuba , / That he should weep for her ?, " " Where be your gibes now , your gambols , your songs , your flashes of merriment that were wont to set the table ...
Page xix
... he repulses her in a cruel manner ; and when in the most touching way , she speaks to him , and returns his presents , he laughs her off like a man of the town . At her grave , at the new - made grave of Ophelia INTRODUCTION xix.
... he repulses her in a cruel manner ; and when in the most touching way , she speaks to him , and returns his presents , he laughs her off like a man of the town . At her grave , at the new - made grave of Ophelia INTRODUCTION xix.
Page xx
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. grave , at the new - made grave of Ophelia his first love , whom his unkindness had blasted in the very bud of her beauty , in the morn and liquid dew of youth , what is the behaviour of ...
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. grave , at the new - made grave of Ophelia his first love , whom his unkindness had blasted in the very bud of her beauty , in the morn and liquid dew of youth , what is the behaviour of ...
Page xxvii
... grave accent to indicate sounding ( thus " turned " would be two syllables ) , but would urge actors not to overstress . In cases where one speaker ends with a verse half line and the next begins with the other half of the pentameter ...
... grave accent to indicate sounding ( thus " turned " would be two syllables ) , but would urge actors not to overstress . In cases where one speaker ends with a verse half line and the next begins with the other half of the pentameter ...
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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