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 xi
... heaven not to hell . He then thinks that he has killed him in Gertrude's closet , though it turns out that he has killed Polonius instead and as a result he is packed off to England . As soon as he has tricked and dispatched Rosencrantz ...
... heaven not to hell . He then thinks that he has killed him in Gertrude's closet , though it turns out that he has killed Polonius instead and as a result he is packed off to England . As soon as he has tricked and dispatched Rosencrantz ...
Page xii
... heaven or hell . The soliloquies present such a convincing picture of irresolution and inaction that even when it comes to the final scene it may occur to us that the killing of the king seems to be not so much the climax of Hamlet's ...
... heaven or hell . The soliloquies present such a convincing picture of irresolution and inaction that even when it comes to the final scene it may occur to us that the killing of the king seems to be not so much the climax of Hamlet's ...
Page xiii
... heaven on his 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 ...
... heaven on his 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 ...
Page xviii
... heaven , not hell : Up , sword , and know thou a more horrid hent : When he is drunk asleep , or in his rage , Or in th'incestuous pleasure of his bed , At gaming , swearing , or about some act That has no relish of salvation in't ...
... heaven , not hell : Up , sword , and know thou a more horrid hent : When he is drunk asleep , or in his rage , Or in th'incestuous pleasure of his bed , At gaming , swearing , or about some act That has no relish of salvation in't ...
Page xix
... heaven . And that his soul may be as damned and black As hell , whereto it goes .... Dr. Samuel Johnson , eighteenth - century Christian of high moral sensitivity : " This speech , in which Hamlet , represented as a virtuous character ...
... heaven . And that his soul may be as damned and black As hell , whereto it goes .... Dr. Samuel Johnson , eighteenth - century Christian of high moral sensitivity : " This speech , in which Hamlet , represented as a virtuous character ...
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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