Hamlet
Subtitle: Prince of Denmark
By: William Shakespeare ; [annotations by] Robert D. Shepherd.
Contributors: Shepherd, Robert D.
Edition: (4)
Series: The EMC Masterpiece Series Access Editions
Publisher: EMC/Paradigm Publications
Published: 2005
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780821916339
Copyright date: 1998
Subjects: Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Drama; Kings and rulers -- Succession -- Drama; Murder victims' families -- Drama; Fathers -- Death -- Drama; Revenge -- Drama; Princes -- Drama; Denmark -- Drama
Genres: Drama.
Description: One bitterly cold night, at a lonely guard station overlooking the ea, the ghost of the dead king of Denmark appears. He is there to tell his son, Prince Hamlet, of "a foul and most unnatural murder" - and to plead for revenge. Thus begins a chain of events no reader iwll ever forget.

An action-packed tale of ghosts, swordplay, and political intrigue...and an emotion-packed story of love, treachery, and madness, Hamlet, Prince of Denmark not only rivets audiences with its sensational events but challenges them to ponder, along with its hero, the ultimate questions of life and death. This complete study edition includes extensive footnotes, information about the life and works of Shakespeare, a historical context for the play, study questions, writing ideas, and projects.
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