Hamlet's Choice: Religion and Resistance in Shakespeare's Revenge Tragedies

An illuminating account of how Shakespeare worked through the tensions of Queen Elizabeth’s England in two canon—defining plays

Conspiracies and revolts simmered beneath the surface of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. England was riven with tensions created by religious conflict and the prospect of dynastic crisis and regime change.

In this rich, incisive account, Peter Lake reveals how in Titus Andronicus and Hamlet Shakespeare worked through a range of Tudor anxieties, including concerns about t...