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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... 219 The Ensemble at Work 223 The King's Man 228 Shakespeare's Works : A Chronology 231 Further Reading and Viewing 234 Acknowledgments and Picture Credits 237 INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by.
... 219 The Ensemble at Work 223 The King's Man 228 Shakespeare's Works : A Chronology 231 Further Reading and Viewing 234 Acknowledgments and Picture Credits 237 INTRODUCTION HAMLET'S QUESTIONS The mood of Hamlet is set by.
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... 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.
... 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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... reading the play , we are moved , like Hamlet , to ask the big questions : What should we believe ? How should we act ? What happens after death ? In whose version of the truth should we have faith ? Horatio , the commentator who comes ...
... reading the play , we are moved , like Hamlet , to ask the big questions : What should we believe ? How should we act ? What happens after death ? In whose version of the truth should we have faith ? Horatio , the commentator who comes ...
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... reading on a book " and launches into his soliloquy " To be or not to be there , ay , there's the point . " His famous question is asked as if in response to some- thing in the book he is reading . The soliloquy is followed by the " get ...
... reading on a book " and launches into his soliloquy " To be or not to be there , ay , there's the point . " His famous question is asked as if in response to some- thing in the book he is reading . The soliloquy is followed by the " get ...
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... readers in an " imagi- nary conversation . " Let them 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 ...
... readers in an " imagi- nary conversation . " Let them 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 ...
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