description: The Oxford School Shakespeare is a well-established series which helps students understand and enjoy Shakespeare's plays. As well as the complete and unabridged text, each play in this series has an extensive range of students' notes. These include detailed and clear explanations of difficult words and passages, a synopsis of the plot, summaries of individual scenes, and notes on the main characters. This work also includes a wide range of questions and activities for work in class, together with the historical background to Shakespeare's England, a brief biography of Shakespeare, and a complete list of his plays. Roma Gill, the series editor, has taught Shakespeare at all levels. She has acted in and directed Shakespeare's plays, and has lectured on Shakespeare all over the world - Source from Waterstones.com
language: English
title: Hamlet
titlecomplete: Hamlet (Oxford School Shakespeare)
characters: Horatio, Polonius, Cornelius, Gertrude, Hamlet, Marcellus, Francisco, Claudius, King of Denmark, Voltimand, Ophelia, Osric, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Reynaldo, Fortinbras, Laertes, Bernardo
genres: Read For School, Theatre, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Literature, High School, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 912387
places: Denmark
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: mcdougal littell