William Shakespeare's Hamlet

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet
    By William Shakespeare

    he title page to the 1603 Quarto of William Shakespeare's Hamlet (Q1) advertises that the play has been “acted . . . in the Cittie of London.”1 Andrew Gurr has recently suggested that City playing was forbidden in 1594; ...

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet
    By Joanne K. Miller

    Analysis That the Ghost swears the soldiers to secrecy puts an extra burden on Hamlet . His mission to avenge his father may ... What do Ghostly apparitions usually portend , according to these witnesses ? 3. What is the content of the ...

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook
    By Sean McEvoy

    Taking the form of a sourcebook, this guide to Shakespeare's remarkable play offers: extensive introductory comment on the contexts, critical history and performance of the text, from publication to the present annotated extracts from key ...

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet
    By Adapted by Rebecca Dunn

    After the death of Denmark's King Hamlet, his ghost appears and tells his son, also called Hamlet, to avenge his wrongful death, which leads to more tragedy.

  • William Shakespeare's Hamlet: A Sourcebook
    By Sean McEvoy

    This volume is useful reading for all those beginning detailed study of 'Hamlet' and seeking not only a guide to the play, but a way through the wealth of contextual and critical material that surrounds Shakespeare's text.