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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... 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.
... 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 the Text xxiv Key Facts XXX The Tragedy ...
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 the Text xxiv Key Facts XXX The Tragedy ...
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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 About the Text Key Facts The Tragedy of Hamlet. Prince of Demmlrk ...
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. CONTENTS Introduction Hamlet's Questions Revenge Conscience and Resolution How Many Hamlets? Talking About Hamlet About the Text Key Facts The Tragedy of Hamlet. Prince of Demmlrk ...
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... REVENGE Hamlet is a political drama as well as a play about the journey of an individual self . It begins with portents betokening " some strange eruption to our state . " It holds up a mirror to a world of royalty , courtiers ...
... REVENGE Hamlet is a political drama as well as a play about the journey of an individual self . It begins with portents betokening " some strange eruption to our state . " It holds up a mirror to a world of royalty , courtiers ...
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... revenge drama . A few scholars suppose that Shakespeare himself wrote the early version and a tiny minority that the poorly printed First Quarto text of 1603 may in some way derive from it . Though there is no firm evidence as to ...
... revenge drama . A few scholars suppose that Shakespeare himself wrote the early version and a tiny minority that the poorly printed First Quarto text of 1603 may in some way derive from it . Though there is no firm evidence as to ...
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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