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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... registered trademarks of The Royal Shakespeare Company . ISBN 978-0-8129-6909-2 Printed in the United States of America www.modernlibrary.com 246897531 CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many.
... registered trademarks of The Royal Shakespeare Company . ISBN 978-0-8129-6909-2 Printed in the United States of America www.modernlibrary.com 246897531 CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many.
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William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many Hamlets ? Talking About Hamlet vii vii X xiii xvi xviii About ... QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by.
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many Hamlets ? Talking About Hamlet vii vii X xiii xvi xviii About ... QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by.
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... A Chronology Further Reading and Viewing Acknowledgments and Picture Credits vii vii xiii Xvi xviii xxiv XXX 137 1-1-0 I49 166 lhb 177 19-} 113 217 217 .219 223 .218 23] 23-} 237 INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by.
... A Chronology Further Reading and Viewing Acknowledgments and Picture Credits vii vii xiii Xvi xviii xxiv XXX 137 1-1-0 I49 166 lhb 177 19-} 113 217 217 .219 223 .218 23] 23-} 237 INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by.
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William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by its opening exchange : " Who's there ? " " Nay , answer me .... " The play creates the illusion of asking as many questions ...
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by its opening exchange : " Who's there ? " " Nay , answer me .... " The play creates the illusion of asking as many questions ...
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... questions of epistemology , ethics , and metaphysics . " Humanism , " the dominant educational theory of the sixteenth century , proposed that wisdom was to be derived from book learning . The student developed the arts of lan- guage ...
... questions of epistemology , ethics , and metaphysics . " Humanism , " the dominant educational theory of the sixteenth century , proposed that wisdom was to be derived from book learning . The student developed the arts of lan- guage ...
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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ACT 4 SCENE action actor audience BARNARDO blood Boyd Caird character David Warner dead dear death Denmark doth Elsinore Exit eyes father fear Folio Following Fortinbras friends GERTRUDE HAMLET Ghost give grave grief HAMLET Ay HAMLET OPHELIA Hamlet play hast hath hear heart heaven HORATIO HAMLET HORATIO is't Jonathan Bate kill KING HAMLET LAERTES HAMLET LAERTES KING leave Lines look Lord Hamlet madness MARCELLUS Mark Rylance Matthew Warchus Michael Boyd mother murder nature night Norway nunnery Ophelia OPHELIA HAMLET OSRIC passion performance play players Polonius POLONIUS HAMLET pray prince production queen question rapiers revenge REYNALDO role Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Royal Shakespeare Royal Shakespeare Company SECOND CLOWN sense sexual Sings soliloquy soul speak speech stage sword tell theater theatrical thee There's thing thou thought Toby Stephens Tragedy watch Wittenberg words young