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Hamlet

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  • Author：William Shakespeare
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Summary

'The Mona Lisa of literature' T。 S。 Eliot

In Shakespeare's verbally dazzling and eternally enigmatic exploration of conscience， madness and the nature of humanity， a young prince meets his father's ghost in the middle of the night， who accuses his own brother - now married to his widow - of murdering him。 The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation， feigning wild insanity while plotting revenge。 But his actions soon begin to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike。

Used and Recommended by the National Theatre

General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited by T。 J。 B。 Spencer
Introduction by Alan Sinfield

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Todd ，

Up till now the only Shakespeare I’ve read was what was required in school。 Now I find myself interested in finally working my way through at least his most well-known works， and so I started with Hamlet。 I’ll admit the language makes for slow going。 I chose to listen to an audiobook performance from LibriVox and had to rewind a number of times and listen again to many sections to better catch what was happening。 And in doing so I found it fascinating how many of the lines I already knew， having Up till now the only Shakespeare I’ve read was what was required in school。 Now I find myself interested in finally working my way through at least his most well-known works， and so I started with Hamlet。 I’ll admit the language makes for slow going。 I chose to listen to an audiobook performance from LibriVox and had to rewind a number of times and listen again to many sections to better catch what was happening。 And in doing so I found it fascinating how many of the lines I already knew， having heard them in movies， shows or in other books。 I suspect I’ll find the same with many of Shakespeare’s works。 。。。more

Kiari ，

mi libro favorito hasta ahora， lectura rápida， género teatral 10/10， Shakespeare tiene el don del buen uso de palabras que hasta te da ansiedad lo que estás leyendo

Juan Pablo Zapata ，

Como hispanohablante fue todo un desafío leer Hamlet en su idioma original， ya que realmente es como conocer un lenguaje nuevo。 Con +300 notas al pie， es una lectura bastante caótica que requiere sí o sí estar acompañada de una guía （como la que ofrece LitCharts） junto a los comentarios que afortunadamente vienen incluidos en la edición que leí。 Fue un ejercicio para quedar exhausto， aunque se siente bien haberlo terminado。

Fanni ，

I can't believe a book I had to read for school was actually good！！！ So exciting。 I haven't had really good experiences with Shakespeare this far （only read The Taming of The Shrew and Romeo and Juliet tho） but this one really entertained me。 The language was obviously challenging so that kind of made my "work" harder however， I'm glad I finished it。 I found almost all the characters witty and pretty slay to read about。 My girl Ophelia was done dirty though。 I can't believe a book I had to read for school was actually good！！！ So exciting。 I haven't had really good experiences with Shakespeare this far （only read The Taming of The Shrew and Romeo and Juliet tho） but this one really entertained me。 The language was obviously challenging so that kind of made my "work" harder however， I'm glad I finished it。 I found almost all the characters witty and pretty slay to read about。 My girl Ophelia was done dirty though。 。。。more

Ema Vladkova ，

Mmm i didn't really enjoyed it but it's fine Mmm i didn't really enjoyed it but it's fine 。。。more

syddfieldd ，

read for school。 loved it。

capriwoman ，

capaz que la mitad no entendí pero god

albertaaa ，

why do i think hamlet is one of the most adorable characters in literature？

Namnet var Love ，

🐐

Haven Alexander ，

Review I didn’t think I was going to enjoy Shakespeare at all， but I was surprised with Hamlet。 I actually liked it！ The format is definitely different from a novel or other book， since it is a play， but it has things that would make any story interesting: betrayal， murder， a ghost， love， madness， jealousy， a fencing match， etc。 The Old English is slightly difficult to follow， especially for someone who hasn’t read that kind of thing often before and is not well-versed in understanding it， but t Review I didn’t think I was going to enjoy Shakespeare at all， but I was surprised with Hamlet。 I actually liked it！ The format is definitely different from a novel or other book， since it is a play， but it has things that would make any story interesting: betrayal， murder， a ghost， love， madness， jealousy， a fencing match， etc。 The Old English is slightly difficult to follow， especially for someone who hasn’t read that kind of thing often before and is not well-versed in understanding it， but that wasn’t much trouble; I only really had a problem following the exact specifics of what someone was saying at times or how exactly they were wording it， but I understand the story， what was happening， what characters were saying generally， etc。 Of course， it’s well written， but I think that goes without saying – it’s Shakespeare， after all。 The way he creates the personalities， goals， and growth/downfall of his characters in a 3-dimensional， deeper way is fascinating and sometimes insightful。 Also， I don’t think this gets enough credit for being funny （‘the lady doth protest too much， methinks，’ ‘get thee to a nunnery！’）。 Additionally， it's quite witty to: ‘A second time I kill my husband dead， when second husband kisses me in bed，’ ‘My words fly up， my thoughts remain below。 Words without thoughts never to heaven go’ （true and sad）。 （view spoiler）[Then there’s the fact that this is a tragedy， as many of Shakespeare’s works are， so everyone does die at the end， which is （or may be to some people） disappointing if you started to like a character or want them to live on。 Even Hamlet dies。 （hide spoiler）]5/5 stars 。。。more

Emma Schultz ，

3。25

Maria ，

4。0

Adarsh Kumar ，

Thrilling， keep you on the hook。

El Sol ，

To be or not to be

Anthea ，

Classic

Zülal ，

İlk tiyatro okumam。 Hamlet'i sevdim diyebilirim。 İç karmaşası， her şeyi kötüye yorumlaması， benmerkezciliği ve dramatikliği bence çoğu gencin kendinden bir parça bulabileceği özellikler en azından benim için öyle oldu。 Hem sayfalarının hem de olayların hızlı ilerleyişi değişik bir deneyim oldu。 Hoşuma giderek okudum。 İlk tiyatro okumam。 Hamlet'i sevdim diyebilirim。 İç karmaşası， her şeyi kötüye yorumlaması， benmerkezciliği ve dramatikliği bence çoğu gencin kendinden bir parça bulabileceği özellikler en azından benim için öyle oldu。 Hem sayfalarının hem de olayların hızlı ilerleyişi değişik bir deneyim oldu。 Hoşuma giderek okudum。 。。。more

Sunniva ，

i love hamlet

Ethan Garstka ，

oh yeah

paucc ，

me gusta todo el libro， menos el libro

pilo ，

lo leí x schaefer así q ！！

Jewel ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “ Hamlet How now！ a rat？Dead， for a ducat， dead！ [Kills POLONIUS with a pass through the arras。]Polonius [Behind] O， I am slain！” LMAO OKAY。。。。。this thing is too funny 😭😭😭I literally thought Hamlet's plan is clever and smart but when it was actually executed， it turned out to be crappy ༎ຶ‿༎ຶNOTE: Macbeth is still superior！！！ “ Hamlet How now！ a rat？Dead， for a ducat， dead！ [Kills POLONIUS with a pass through the arras。]Polonius [Behind] O， I am slain！” LMAO OKAY。。。。。this thing is too funny 😭😭😭I literally thought Hamlet's plan is clever and smart but when it was actually executed， it turned out to be crappy ༎ຶ‿༎ຶNOTE: Macbeth is still superior！！！ 。。。more

Kelly Miess ，

Reading Hamlet just ahead of seeing the play for the first time。 I read the "modern text" version of each scene in No Fear and then the original text on shakespeare-navigators。com， which I highly recommend。 A good method for me who struggles with Shakespeare's language but appreciates once I am provided with explanation and commentary。 Reading Hamlet just ahead of seeing the play for the first time。 I read the "modern text" version of each scene in No Fear and then the original text on shakespeare-navigators。com， which I highly recommend。 A good method for me who struggles with Shakespeare's language but appreciates once I am provided with explanation and commentary。 。。。more

Vlar Popik ，

Esta bien。 La historia se me hizo bastante densa y tampoco me parece la gran cosa。 El final es vago， le falta desarro。 Busca ser algo que no es y desepciona en el intento。 Por parte del pobre Hamlet， es un boludo。 Todos lo son。 El único que safa es Horacio。 Y Ofelia， te mereces todo。 Ojalá hubiera más personajes como ellos

KertuL ，

Thankfully I read it in my spare time， not for school， so I could actually enjoy it。 Classical tragedy， modern comedy sums it up pretty well。

Agata ，

Edit: bo powinnam powiedzieć coś więcejMianowicie bardzo mi się podobała historia i generalnie te motywy szaleństwa bohaterów （udawanego bądź nie）， ale odjęłam jedną gwiazdkę bo miałam wrażenie że najważniejsze wydarzenia dramatu dzieją się "poza sceną" i trochę mi to przeszkadzało i wprowadzało konfuzję Edit: bo powinnam powiedzieć coś więcejMianowicie bardzo mi się podobała historia i generalnie te motywy szaleństwa bohaterów （udawanego bądź nie）， ale odjęłam jedną gwiazdkę bo miałam wrażenie że najważniejsze wydarzenia dramatu dzieją się "poza sceną" i trochę mi to przeszkadzało i wprowadzało konfuzję 。。。more

Artur Sawicki ，

Powroty po latach są zaskakujące。 Teraz rozumiem więcej nawiązań literackich niż kiedyś。

Fanny Ortiz ，

esto sí que es un buen final

taylor ，

i’m not entirely sure why he used a play to work out if the king was a murderer and i’m not entirely sure why he picked up a dead man’s skull

Harry Gardner ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 It's hard to give this play an objective review without being influenced by the text's reputation--particularly concerning the mental and philosophical state of the play's titular character （who hasn't heard the opening part of the "to be or not to be" speech tens of times）。 I think the text though is worth a read， given how the play offers a lens into the process of revenge （albeit unhinged） and the question of distinguishing feigned madness versus unfeigned madness （something hinted at in the It's hard to give this play an objective review without being influenced by the text's reputation--particularly concerning the mental and philosophical state of the play's titular character （who hasn't heard the opening part of the "to be or not to be" speech tens of times）。 I think the text though is worth a read， given how the play offers a lens into the process of revenge （albeit unhinged） and the question of distinguishing feigned madness versus unfeigned madness （something hinted at in the contrast between Laertes and Hamlet）。 This issue， which is at the heart of any intentions-based reading of an act， is one that poses issues that cannot be solved with a universal rule--even with Hamlet， the madness appears possibly real （the source of his revelation is a ghost that isn't visible to everyone， just a few）。 But in the case of conflicts such as these， madness as method versus madness as an end might be a useful heuristic--there was a method to Hamlet's madness in hiding his motives from Claudius for a time。 When we do think though of considering madness， not as a means， we may think to Laertes--who's anger is not a way to get revenge， but rather seems settled fairly easily （the beginning to the fight in Act Five， Scene 2 testifies to this as instead honor is made the source of his willingness to fight Hamlet）。 Madness in the case of Laertes does not seem to be providing a means to his end， but even the term madness may not be accurate--Laertes rather seems to be performing a socially-prescribed emotional response that is intended to restore honor or save face。 In that sense， his emotions are indeed means or encouragements to that action， but this turns us away from madness--an emotive means to a harmful act that often negates the perpetrator's culpability in our eyes。 Emotions writ large may serve as means of encouraging our desired behavior， but then true madness cannot ever be a means as 'madness' suggests a breakdown in the ability to perform goal-directed activity （if we take for example schizophrenia， a psychiatric condition most associated with 'madness'， issues with goal-directed behavior do emerge）。 So， we cannot consider Hamlet to be mad--there is a coherent goal attached the entire time to his actions even after his madness begins: the uncovering of his father's murderer and taking vengeance against him。 In all likelihood， Hamlet's response （excepting specific instances of mistreatment against Ophelia， something which seems undeserved and excessive） is a natural one。 。。。more

Ana ，

Again， what do you want me to say about this gorgeous play？ What more could you want than an angsty， moody tragedy involving ghosts， curtains， Mummy Issues， skulls， being or not being， going insane in the membrane and homoerotic friendships？ The best way I can describe this play is - Imagine being the Prince of Denmark and one day， after questioning the validity of your Uncle turned Step-Dad marrying your widowed Mother， you see the ghost of your Dad， who pretty much stands as an oracle and dobs Again， what do you want me to say about this gorgeous play？ What more could you want than an angsty， moody tragedy involving ghosts， curtains， Mummy Issues， skulls， being or not being， going insane in the membrane and homoerotic friendships？ The best way I can describe this play is - Imagine being the Prince of Denmark and one day， after questioning the validity of your Uncle turned Step-Dad marrying your widowed Mother， you see the ghost of your Dad， who pretty much stands as an oracle and dobs you in on his Brothers malicious intentions， you start to lose your sanity a bit， shit goes tits up， you shoot your girlfriends Dad accidentally thinking it was said Uncle， your girlfriend is not happy about that， you go fully-fledged emo， and a seemingly conventional fencing match ends up with four people， including yourself， dying。 Hamlet walked so that emos could run and Shakespeare is responsible for my obsession with Ophelia。p。s One of the best productions I saw of this play was in London circa。 2016 starring Andrew Scott and holy shit was it fantastic。 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Hamlet

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Hamlet&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Hamlet&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0