Hamlet
Subtitle: Prince of Pigs
By: with words by William Shakespeare and with subtractions and drawings by Sarah Boxer
Contributors: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, author
Publisher: Sarah Boxer
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 99
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Women artists; Femmes artistes
Description: "Hamlet is a little pig, a little ham. Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, the murderer, 'the bloat king, ' is a big fat pig. Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, is a pig with lipstick. Ophelia is a cat because cats don't do well in water. Ophelia's father, Polonius, and brother, Laertes, are cats too. The gravediggers are dogs because dogs love to bury bones. The players are mice because the play they're in is titled 'The Mousetrap.' The sentries are rats because, well, rats look handsome in helmets. You'll see that Hamlet: Prince of Pigs has been stripped of all fat. And tragedy minus many words is comedy. A pared-down Hamlet is a funny Hamlet."