Hamlet (1601) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Inspired by Danish historian Saxo Grammaticas legend of Amleth, which Shakespeare likely encountered in a retelling by French scholar Francois de Belleforest, Hamlet was written sometime between 1599 and 1601. Alongside Romeo and Juliet, it is one of Shakespeares most performed plays and has served as source material for countless film and television adaptations. "There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." For his wit and wordplay alone, William Shakespeare is often considered the greatest writer to ever work in the English language. Where he truly triumphs, however, is in his ability to portray complex human emotions, how these emotions contribute to relationships, and how these relationships interact with politics, culture, and religion. Hamlet is a story of things seen and unseen. Ghosts, assassins, shadowy plots, a play within a play, lengthy asidesits universe swirls with paranoia and fear, allowing us to enter the mind of its troubled protagonist. When the ghost of his father appears on the castle rampart, Danish prince Hamlet grows increasingly suspicious of his uncle Polonius role in the former kings death. As his relationships with Ophelia, his lover, and Gertrude, his mother, begin to sour, Hamlet loses sight of his duties as a leader. This edition of William Shakespeares Hamlet is a classic of English literature reimagined for modern readers. Since our...

Binding: Hardcover;142 pages; Publisher: Mint Editions; Classification: DD; Weight: 392 g; Dimensions: 136 x 212 x 17

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