Hamlet
Subtitle: Prince of Denmark
Edition: Large print edition, First Charnwood Edition
Publisher: Charnwood
Published: 1991 September
Place of publication: Leicester
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780708945001
Description: Written in approximately 1601, Hamlet is the story of a royal court destroyed by suspicion, treason and murder. When Hamlet is visited by the ghost of his dead father his suspicions about Claudius, the new king are confirmed. His promise of vengeance and his impetuosity destroys not only the king, but himself and those dear to him. The longest of Shakespeare's plays, it contains the largest and most expressive vocabulary, and was emotionally draining. After writing Hamlet, Shakespeare wrote no more for two years.
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