Name: Hamlet
ISBN: 9780606385268

William Shakespeare

Sparknotes Editors

For use in schools and libraries only. Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explanations and full descriptions of each character.

Hamlet

Sadie Hoffman

Doubt thou the stars are fire,/ Doubt that the sun doth move,/ Doubt truth to be a liar,/ But never doubt I love.

Nikola

william wukkuan

And, like a man to double business bound, 

I stand in pause where I shall first begin, 

while this is great, i appreciate it more for letting me finally know the story of the ophelia painting, and all the references in modern media that i love

Stas

This edition of Hamlet is part of the groundbreaking Cambridge School Shakespeare series established by Rex Gibson. Remaining faithful to the series' active approach it treats the play as a script to be acted, explored and enjoyed. As well as the complete script of the play, you will find a variety of classroom-tested activities, an eight-page colour section and a selection of notes including information on characters, performance, history and language.

Lenakollins

mimi

Gracias a Shakespeare encontré mi verdadero yo (Ophelia)

Derek Graf

Harold Jenkins

I am heartbroken, and I cannot take my mind off of poor Ophelia. I cannot believe I have only just read Hamlet now, but thankful that I have. Each character’s treatment of and ideology around death seems so twisted and almost disassociated at times. In particular, Hamlet’s treatment of Ophelia is haunting in my opinion - my heart aches for her truly.

Lily Cooper

envee

Bella Baxter

1) Play within a play.
2) Outsmarted Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.

'Nuf said, fucking brilliant, man.

Perhaps the single most influential work of English drama, William Shakespeare's Hamlet is a timeless tragedy of the conflicted loyalties, madness, betrayal and terrible revenge. This Penguin Shakespeare edition is edited by T.J.B. Spencer with an introduction by Alan Sinfield. 'To be or not to be - that is the question' Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. When young prince Hamlet is confronted by his father's ghost on the battlements of Castle Elsinore, he is burdened with a terrible task: slay King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, who the ghost alleges murdered him. Wrestling with his conscience, Hamlet feigns wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge, alienating his mother Queen Gertrude and spurning his lover Ophelia. But the act of insanity takes Hamlet perilously close to the reality, wreaking havoc on guilty and innocent alike. This book contains a general introduction to Shakespeare's life and Elizabethan theatre, a separate introduction to Hamlet, a chronology, suggestions for further reading, an essay by Paul Prescott discussing performance options on both stage and screen, and a commentary. William Shakespeare (1564-1616) was born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden some time in late April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He wrote about 38 plays (the precise number is uncertain), many of which are regarded as the most exceptional works of drama ever produced, including Romeo and Juliet (1595), Henry V (1599), Hamlet (1601), Othello (1604), King Lear (1606) and Macbeth (1606), as well as a collection of 154 sonnets, which number among the most profound and influential love-poetry in English. If you enjoyed Hamlet, you might like Shakespeare's Macbeth, also available in Penguin Shakespeare. 'It has everything - intrigue, romance, politics, violence, revenge, jealousy, wit. It plays itself out on such a grand scale'Kenneth Branagh

julia

it's incredible that a centuries old and packed with silly insults story about being consumed with grief can be so relatable

This fully annotated version of Hamlet makes the play completely accessible to readers in the 21st century, and offers help with vocabulary and usage of Elizabethan English, pronunciation, prosody and alternative readings of phrases and lines.

Kendall McClain

This is so much funnier the second time around, non stop giggles sitting reading this in public I look insane! But I love this dearly, sweet baby Ophelia you are so adored<3 Shakey knows how to write the funniest yet most insufferable men, a very enthralling reading experience. Obsessed

esperanza 

Katarina

Stephen Campbell

The rare exception to the rule where reading something for English actually made the story both more accessible and more enjoyable. My favourite Shakespeare play (of the admittedly few I've read / seen).

Courtney Carbone

"William Shakespeare's tragedy told in the style of texts, tweets, and status posts"--

Srsly Hamlet

Lara Engle

Another silly text/emoji version of Shakespeare! These are fun because they're accurate, but goofy. The textspeak is already feeling out-of-date, but it's still fun. I like to use these to preview scenes for my students before we read the original text. It's fun, silly, and useful. Yes, you lose the subtlety and many of the details, but you catch the relationships and get the gist of the story.

my bad shakespeare i can't catch up, maybe next time (also doesn't help that my attention span is of a goldfish)

raia – inactive

Chiara Cabras

Michael Springer

Like "The Lion King." If Simba had had a sister. And Simba's sister had done herself in right about the time they were singing "Can You Feel The Love Tonight." Oh, and no fun musical numbers. And all the lions died at the end, and the final shot was blood dripping slowly from Pride Rock as all the animals finally emerged from the cruel leotochracy and perhaps found freedom at last.

Arjo Gupto

Exquisite poetry. Two thirds brilliant. The rest not so.

Andrew Matthews

Murder most foul... An action-packed retelling of Shakespeare's dark tale of revenge and murder. With notes on Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre, and Revenge in Hamlet.

Mellanie Ann Duque

I bought this book from Baguio last December on our way back to La Trinidad; I got the book for just 1$, such a steal! Plus it’s a Shakespeare book with fun illustrations which caught my attention. I did enjoy reading this book even it’s a short one. All the illustrations in it are so cute! which is good for the little ones. Since it’s a classic story few kids might get easily bored with it but this one is good because it makes it easier for readers to read or chew a good story without getting bored with the help of these illustrations. I do wish school libraries have this kind of books for every students. All and all I love the story of Hamlet, because it shows love and finding the truth even how disastrous it turned out I’m still impressed about the whole concept, Shakespeare never disappointed me with all his works. Well done!

POLONIUS: "What do you read, my lord?" HAMLET: "Words, words, words." Complete Unabridged Beautiful Hamlet, or The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, by William Shakespeare is one of the most influential works of world literature. Enjoy it again or for the very first time in this stylish new paperback edition.

i don't care what anybody else says, hamlet x horatio were lowkey a thing

Manuel Angel Conejero

Jenaro Talens

Jamieson

Hamlet teaches us all an important lesson. If you keep your head down, stay doing gay shit with your friends at college and never come home you'll be okay

in all seriousness, Hamlet insisting on wearing black all the time and frequently monologuing about how every decision is too hard and he's a mess is Relatable TM so I love him

(3.5/5)

definitely did NOT expect Hamlet to be so sassy

Maria Elkoro-Iribe

no sé cómo explicarlo pero el final se ha sentido como un capítulo de the office michael scott es hamlet y la corte es dunder mifflin

Read this for English class and I gotta say, everyone needed therapy desperately.

Hamlet

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