Hamlet
In this quintessential Shakespeare tragedy, a young prince's halting pursuit of revenge for the murder of his father unfolds in a series of highly charged confrontations that have held audiences spellbound for nearly four centuries. Those fateful exchanges, and the anguished soliloquies that precede and follow them, probe depths of human feeling rarely sounded in any art. The title role of Hamlet, perhaps the most demanding in all of Western drama, has provided generations of leading actors their greatest challenge. Yet all the roles in this towering drama are superbly delineated, and each of the key scenes offers actors a rare opportunity to create theatrical magic. As if further evidence of Shakespeare's genius were needed, Hamlet is a unique pleasure to read as well as to see and hear performed. The full text of this extraordinary drama is reprinted here from an authoritative British edition complete with illuminating footnotes. A selection of the Common Core State Standards Initiative
eBook, English, 2012
Dover Publications, 2012
Drama
1 online resource
9781306346368, 9780486132570, 9780486112626, 1306346363, 0486132579, 0486112624
868270521
Print version:
Title Page; Copyright Page; Note; Table of Contents; Dramatis Personae; ACT I.; SCENE I. Elsinore. A platform before the castle.; SCENE II. A room of state in the castle.; SCENE III. A room in Polonius's house.; SCENE IV. The platform.; SCENE V. Another part of the platform.; ACT II.; SCENE I.A room in Polonius's house.; SCENE II. A room in the castle.; ACT III.; SCENE I.A room in the castle.; SCENE II. A hall in the castle.; SCENE III. A room in the castle.; SCENE IV. The Queen's closet.; ACT IV.; SCENE I.A room in the castle.; SCENE II. Another room in the castle. SCENE III. Another room in the castle. SCENE IV. A plain in Denmark.; SCENE V. Elsinore. A room in the castle.; SCENE VI. Another room in the castle.; SCENE VII. Another room in the castle.; ACT V.; SCENE I.A churchyard.; SCENE II. A hall in the castle
English