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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... theater . They wanted all the plays in print so that people could , as they wrote in their prefatory address to the reader , “ read him and again and again , " but they also wanted " the great variety of readers " to work from texts ...
... theater . They wanted all the plays in print so that people could , as they wrote in their prefatory address to the reader , “ read him and again and again , " but they also wanted " the great variety of readers " to work from texts ...
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... theater . An exception is made when the second speaker actively interrupts or completes the first speaker's sentence . Spelling is modernized , but older forms are occasionally maintained where necessary for rhythm or aural effect ...
... theater . An exception is made when the second speaker actively interrupts or completes the first speaker's sentence . Spelling is modernized , but older forms are occasionally maintained where necessary for rhythm or aural effect ...
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... theaters during 1600 and 1601 , but it may have been inserted in the play sometime after its original composition ( the passage is absent from the Second Quarto text ) . An old Hamlet play , of unknown author- ship and now lost , was ...
... theaters during 1600 and 1601 , but it may have been inserted in the play sometime after its original composition ( the passage is absent from the Second Quarto text ) . An old Hamlet play , of unknown author- ship and now lost , was ...
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... theater promptbook or a transcript of it . It has much fuller stage directions than the Second Quarto , and consider- able textual variations : about 70 new lines are present , while about 230 Quarto lines are absent , including the ...
... theater promptbook or a transcript of it . It has much fuller stage directions than the Second Quarto , and consider- able textual variations : about 70 new lines are present , while about 230 Quarto lines are absent , including the ...
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... Followers of Laertes. List of parts KING called Claudius in his first entry direction. but never named in the dialogue. so a theater audience would not know what he is called 1.1 Location: the gun terrace of the royal castle at LIST OF ...
... Followers of Laertes. List of parts KING called Claudius in his first entry direction. but never named in the dialogue. so a theater audience would not know what he is called 1.1 Location: the gun terrace of the royal castle at LIST OF ...
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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