num_pages: 122
description: In this quintessential Shakespearean 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 of 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.
language: English
title: Hamlet
titlecomplete: Hamlet
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: 912463
places: Denmark
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: Grammy Award
category: Best Spoken Word Album
publisher: Dover Publications