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 xiv
... . But the exchange of rapiers during the fencing match with Laertes is not a matter of chance , as is sometimes suggested . Many modern productions use 85 lading bot 2. They change rapiers : disarm and. Xiv INTRODUCTION.
... . But the exchange of rapiers during the fencing match with Laertes is not a matter of chance , as is sometimes suggested . Many modern productions use 85 lading bot 2. They change rapiers : disarm and. Xiv INTRODUCTION.
Page xxvi
... suggest anachronistically realistic staging . We have therefore avoided such niceties as " another room in the palace . " Act and Scene Divisions were provided in the Folio in a much more thoroughgoing way than in the Quartos ...
... suggest anachronistically realistic staging . We have therefore avoided such niceties as " another room in the palace . " Act and Scene Divisions were provided in the Folio in a much more thoroughgoing way than in the Quartos ...
Page xxvii
... suggesting the pace of the plays . Speakers ' Names are often inconsistent in Folio . We have regular- ized speech headings , but retained an element of deliberate inconsis- tency in entry directions , in order to give the flavor of ...
... suggesting the pace of the plays . Speakers ' Names are often inconsistent in Folio . We have regular- ized speech headings , but retained an element of deliberate inconsis- tency in entry directions , in order to give the flavor of ...
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... suggests the briefest of pauses for breath , the colon a middling one , and a full stop or period a longer pause . Semicolons , by contrast , belong to an era of punctuation that was only just coming in during Shakespeare's time and ...
... suggests the briefest of pauses for breath , the colon a middling one , and a full stop or period a longer pause . Semicolons , by contrast , belong to an era of punctuation that was only just coming in during Shakespeare's time and ...
Page xxx
... suggest that it was performed after that play ; a refer- ence to Shakespeare's Hamlet by the Cambridge academic Gabriel Harvey seems to date from before February 1601. The exchange concerning boy actors alludes to rivalries in the ...
... suggest that it was performed after that play ; a refer- ence to Shakespeare's Hamlet by the Cambridge academic Gabriel Harvey seems to date from before February 1601. The exchange concerning boy actors alludes to rivalries in the ...
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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