Jun 2, 2020 · 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 …

Read and download Hamlet for free. Learn about this Shakespeare play, find scene-by-scene summaries, and discover more Folger resources.

Aug 10, 2020 · Hamlet one of William Shakespeare's plays and perhaps his most popular, and most puzzling. It follows the form of a "revenge tragedy," in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks …

Hamlet is the most popular of Shakespeare’s plays for readers and theater audiences, and it is also one of the most puzzling. Many questions about the play continue to fascinate readers …

The Folger Shakespeare Library and our publishing partner, Simon & Schuster Audio, hope you enjoy these excerpts from our audio performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Jun 2, 2020 · 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 …

May 29, 2020 · Hamlet is sometimes oversimplified as a character frozen by indecision, unable to spring into action. But the play shows he's anything but inactive.

The chapter on Hamlet in the 1930s considers John Gielgud’s several portrayals of Hamlet (1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, and 1944) alongside Laurence Olivier’s single stage rendering (1937); for …

Jun 2, 2020 · 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 …

Oct 3, 2025 · Julie Hammonds’ heartwarming novel takes readers backstage at a Shakespeare festival staging Hamlet to save its fortunes. In this excerpt, we meet the cast on the first day of …