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 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 35
Page ii
... Theater " : Jonathan Bate Commentary : Héloïse Sénéchal Scene - by - Scene Analysis : Esme Miskimmin In Performance : Karin Brown ( RSC stagings ) . Jan Sewell ( overview ) , Jonathan Bate ( captions ) The Director's Cut ( interviews by ...
... Theater " : Jonathan Bate Commentary : Héloïse Sénéchal Scene - by - Scene Analysis : Esme Miskimmin In Performance : Karin Brown ( RSC stagings ) . Jan Sewell ( overview ) , Jonathan Bate ( captions ) The Director's Cut ( interviews by ...
Page v
... Theater 217 Beginnings 217 Playhouses 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 ...
... Theater 217 Beginnings 217 Playhouses 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 ...
Page x
... theater . It is the arrival of the actors that reinvigorates him . Hamlet loves plays and the players because he recognizes the power of acting to expose the feigning of public life , the fact that courtiership and rhetorical decorum ...
... theater . It is the arrival of the actors that reinvigorates him . Hamlet loves plays and the players because he recognizes the power of acting to expose the feigning of public life , the fact that courtiership and rhetorical decorum ...
Page xvii
... theater had to be cleared by 5 p.m. ) . The full flow of Shakespeare's tragic vein must be reined in and cut for performance , and with a play as long as Hamlet he must have known that this would be the case . Every modern production ...
... theater had to be cleared by 5 p.m. ) . The full flow of Shakespeare's tragic vein must be reined in and cut for performance , and with a play as long as Hamlet he must have known that this would be the case . Every modern production ...
Page xxiv
... creating a composite text that Shakespeare never actually wrote . Not until the 1980s did editors follow the logic of what ought to have been obvious to any- one who works in the theater : that the two About the Text.
... creating a composite text that Shakespeare never actually wrote . Not until the 1980s did editors follow the logic of what ought to have been obvious to any- one who works in the theater : that the two About the Text.
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 |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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