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
... place . Like the wood in A Midsummer Night's Dream , but with tragic as opposed to comic consequences , Elsinore is a place where “ every- thing seems double . " Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are a Introduction Hamlet's Questions.
... place . Like the wood in A Midsummer Night's Dream , but with tragic as opposed to comic consequences , Elsinore is a place where “ every- thing seems double . " Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are a Introduction Hamlet's Questions.
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William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. thing seems double . " Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are a double ... seem to repeat themselves : the appearances of the Ghost ; Hamlet overheard in meditation , first with a book , later ...
William Shakespeare Jonathan Bate, Eric Rasmussen. thing seems double . " Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are a double ... seem to repeat themselves : the appearances of the Ghost ; Hamlet overheard in meditation , first with a book , later ...
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... seems to be not so much the climax of Hamlet's plans as an incidental consequence of Laertes ' quest for revenge for the deaths of his father and sister . For the Romantics such as Goethe and Coleridge , Hamlet was the archetype of the ...
... seems to be not so much the climax of Hamlet's plans as an incidental consequence of Laertes ' quest for revenge for the deaths of his father and sister . For the Romantics such as Goethe and Coleridge , Hamlet was the archetype of the ...
Page xiii
... apart from the traditional revenger . When alone on stage , reflecting on his own sit- uation , he seems to embody the very nature of human being . It is 1. " Rapier and dagger " : on - guard INTRODUCTION xiii Conscience and Resolution.
... apart from the traditional revenger . When alone on stage , reflecting on his own sit- uation , he seems to embody the very nature of human being . It is 1. " Rapier and dagger " : on - guard INTRODUCTION xiii Conscience and Resolution.
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... seem an obvious candidate for the ax , but in the Players ' Quarto he remains , probably in order to highlight the way in which the world of Elsinore like that of Elizabethan En- gland - was one of pervasive spying . Like most modern ...
... seem an obvious candidate for the ax , but in the Players ' Quarto he remains , probably in order to highlight the way in which the world of Elsinore like that of Elizabethan En- gland - was one of pervasive spying . Like most modern ...
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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