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The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

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ISBN:
9780671722623   (View on Goodreads)
Author:
William Shakespeare   (View on Goodreads)
Binding:
Mass Market Paperback
Publisher:
Washington Square Press/Pocket Books
Condition:
Good - Used
Category:
Plays and Poetry
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The Folger Library offers the definitive, updated edition of Hamlet, with newly edited text, explanatory notes, scene summaries, and more. Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties. Among them: What is the Ghost--Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic messenger? Does Hamlet go mad, or merely pretend to? Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Was his mother, Gertrude, unfaithful to her husband or complicit in his murder?

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