Hamlet

By: Shakespeare, William

Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: School & Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833574361
• ISBN13: 9780833574367
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.9" x 7.1"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

You will be absorbed into the story.

Hamlet (Shakespeare Made Easy) compares English to English for those who need a translation from one form to another. If this is read or performed aloud, the translation would be unnecessary. There's nothing wrong with the starting point, but reading isn't the answer. ------------------------------------------------------- This really is "The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" and not only the prince but his family. Not only his family but also his friends. Not only his friends, but also all those who came before him to those who came after him. You can slow down and pick apart many underlying themes and many of the phrases that now challenge Bible sayings in today's sound bites. But the real fun is in just reading the story, and you will find that it is not as foreign as you may have thought. A quick synopsis is that Old Hamlet conquered Old Fortinbras, seizing his land. Now that Old Hamlet is dead, Young Fortinbras wants his land back and is willing to take it by force. Meanwhile, back in Dänemark, Young Hamlet, who is excessively grieving for the loss of his father, gets a new insight from his father's ghost. It looks like he was a victim of a "murder most foul"; it looks like his uncle may have had a hand in the deed. The story is about what each person felt and acted, or did not act, in response to the situation. You will find many movies and perverted imitations of the story, but nothing will replace the original that was intended to be watched; however, it reads well. You may like different audio and audio dramatizations.