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Hamlet (Folger Shakespeare Library Series)
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To read or to read later, Hamlet is a twisting, turning masterpiece from the master storyteller himself, William Shakespeare. Explore the depths of the human soul—alive and dead—as you grapple with ghosts, witches, prophecy, and a supersized helping of the human condition.
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...
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...
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