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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

About 3,055 pages (916,623 words) in 252 products

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Hamlet: LitPlan Teacher Pack
44,400 words, approx. 148 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Hamlet: Puzzle Pack
39,600 words, approx. 132 pages
A complete lesson plan by Teacher's Pet. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Hamlet (Shakespeare Made Easy) Student Guide
20,400 words, approx. 68 pages
A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.
Hamlet Study Guide
14,400 words, approx. 48 pages
A complete lesson plan by Saddleback Educational Publishing. For Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9. This lesson plan is sold separately and is not included with any subscription or study pack.


Project Gutenberg eBook
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Hamlet eBook
27,499 words, approx. 92 pages
The complete online text of Hamlet by William Shakespeare.


Author Biography

Name: William Shakespeare
Birth Date: April 23, 1564
Death Date: April 23, 1616
Place of Birth: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Place of Death: Stratford-upon-Avon, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of William Shakespeare
35385 words, approx. 118 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
30474 words, approx. 101.6 pages
"He was not of an age, but for all time." So wrote Ben Jonson in his dedicatory verses to the memory of William Shakespeare in 1623, and so we continue to affirm today. No other writer, in English or in any other language, can rival the appeal that Shake...
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Biography of William Shakespeare
10254 words, approx. 34.2 pages
William Shakespeare's reputation is based primarily on his plays. With the partial exception of the Sonnets (1609), quarried since the early nineteenth century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them, the nondramatic writings have traditio...
 


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Hamlet Summary
3,597 words, approx. 12 pages
Hamlet by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was fascinated not only by human nature but also by the tumultuous history of rulers. From the combination of these two interests came a number of plays concerning the corrupting influence of power and...
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Hamlet Information
12,616 words, approx. 42 pages
William Shakespeare's <i>Hamlet</i> is a tragedy, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601. Set in Denmark, the play tells how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle for murdering the previous king, Hamlet's father. Hamlet's uncle has...


News and Journals
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Kennedy presides over Hamlet trial
3/9/2007: 855 words, approx. 3 pages
Justice Anthony Kennedy faced a problem he never had in his day job at the Supreme Court.The defendant has been dead for 400 years, ordinarily reason enough to dismiss criminal charges. But the show, as they say, must go on. So Kennedy had to dream...
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'Hamlet 2' is big buy at Sundance Fest
1/24/2008: 321 words, approx. 1 pages
Steve Coogan is the toast of Sundance. The British actor stars in the biggest acquisition of the film festival, "Hamlet 2," a bawdy comedy directed by Andy Fleming that takes politically incorrect jabs at inspirational teacher flicks like "Mr. Holland's Opus."Focus Features bought the film...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Hamlet
26,188 words, approx. 87 pages
Peter B. Murray, Macalester College In some influential post-structuralist commentary on Shakespeare's representation of character, Hamlet is regarded as psychologically incoherent, and humanist critics are said to project onto the inscription of this character the notions of inwardness and an essential self which were fully developed only in the century following the composition of the play.1 Francis Barker argues that Hamlet is unable to define the truth of his subjectivity directly and ...
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Critical Essay by Charles A. Hallett and Elaine S. Hallett
16,310 words, approx. 54 pages
In the following essay, the Halletts offer a detailed appraisal of Hamlet in terms of Shakespeare's merger of the traditional revenge tragedy form with his broader vision of the tragic consequences of the search for truth. Emphasizing that the play and its protagonists represent unique expressions of this form, the critics demonstrate Shakespeare's refinements and alterations of a number of revenge conventions.
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Critical Essay by Robert C. Evans
15,280 words, approx. 51 pages
In the following essay, Evans suggests that friendship is a fundamental theme in Hamlet and analyzes Hamlet's relationships in the drama, particularly his strong bond with Horatio.
 
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Analysis of Hamlet
10,929 words, approx. 36 pages
An in-depth summary and analysis of "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare.
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Essay Grade: 88%
Hamlet: Tragedy and Logic.
10,692 words, approx. 36 pages
Examines Shakespeare's Hamlet. Considers the origin of Hamlet's problem and reviews how he uses logic to free himself from his embittered situation.
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Essay Grade: 96%
Modern-Day Adaptations of Shakespearian Plays
4,567 words, approx. 15 pages
Two adaptations of two William Shakespeare plays, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "Hamlet." The Hamlet adaptations are Kurosawa's "The Bad Sleep Well" and Almereyda's "Hamlet." A Midsummer Night's Dream adaptations are Hoffman's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and Neil Gaiman's "A Midsummer Night's Dream."
 


Hamlet Study Pack

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5 Biographies
2 Encyclopedia Articles
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68 Literature Criticism Essays
174 Student Essays
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