Shakespeare's classic story retold for children growing in reading confidence & ability When a ghostly figure appears to Prince Hamlet he discovers the dreadful truth about his father's death His quest for revenge leads him into a world of mayhem madness & murder Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton ...

This outstanding historical recording made in 1941 for radio is widely regarded as one of the finest Hamlet performances ever & one of John Gielgud's greatest moments Though he went on to record it for commercial release nothing matched this recording in the BBC studios made before the days of editing ...

Harper Collins is proud to present its new range of best-loved essential classics ‘ Though this be madness yet there is method in&t’ Considered one of Shakespeare’s most rich & enduring plays the depiction of its hero Hamlet as he vows to avenge the murder of his father by his brother Claudius is both powerful & complex As Hamlet tries to find out the truth of the situation his troubled relationship with his mother comes to the fore as do the paradoxes in his personality A play of carefully crafted conflict & tragedy Shakespeare’s intricate dialogue continues to fascinate audiences to this day ...

From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a fresh new edition of Shakespeare&s most celebrated play This book
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play In this Royal Shakespeare Company production the titular prince of Denmark returns home to his family&s castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father has died & his uncle Claudius is the new king To make matters worse Claudius has married Hamlet&s mother Queen Gertrude whom he has unusually strong feelings for Hamlet is visited by his father&s ghost who asks him to seek revenge for his murder ...

Edited Introduced & Annotated by Cedric Watts Professor of English Literature University of Sussex The Wordsworth Classics& Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeare&s works The Textual editing takes account of recent scholarship while giving the material a careful reappraisal Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare&s greatest plays but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature First performed around 1600 this a gripping & exuberant drama of revenge rich in contrasts & conflicts Its violence alternates with introspection its melancholy with humour & its subtlety with spectacle The Prince Hamlet himself is depicted as a complex divided introspective character His reflections on death morality & the very status of human beings make him the first modern man& Countless stage productions & numerous adaptations for the cinema & television have demonstrated the continuing cultural relevance of this vivid enigmatic profound & engrossing drama ...

An enhanced larger-format edition of the Cambridge School Shakespeare plays extensively rewritten expanded & produced in an attractive new design An active approach to classroom Shakespeare enables students to inhabit Shakespeare&s imaginative world in accessible & creative ways Students are encouraged to share Shakespeare&s love of language interest in character & sense of theatre Substantially revised & extended in full colour classroom activities are thematically organised in distinctive & Stagecraft& & Write about it& & Language in the play& & Characters& & & Themes& features Extended glossaries are aligned with the play text for easy reference Expanded endnotes include extensive essay-writing guidance for & Hamlet& & Shakespeare

Includes:: rich exciting colour photos of performances of & Hamlet& from around the world

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Kenneth Branagh&s four-hour production of Shakespeare&s full text for Hamlet is visually lush (shot in 70mm which is rarely done) & full of fascinating story moments that normally get cut from shorter stage versions (Your idea of what kind of fellow Polonius is may change quite a bit) The unexpurgated approach is truly enlightening & Branagh intermittently succeeds at giving familiar moments in the drama an original cinematic spin including Hamlet&s spooky confrontation with his father&s ghost (Brian Blessed) (Branagh also imposes some Hollywood glitter on the proceedings by casting the likes of Robin Williams Billy Crystal Charlton Heston & Jack Lemmon in the smaller parts) The pre-Titanic Kate Winslet is very good as the doomed Ophelia & Derek Jacobi delivers a wonderfully nuanced performance as Claudius whose character is definitely filled out by the restored material Branagh&s own performance is a little revisionist--some viewers have quibbled with it while others seem fine --Tom Keogh Langages avialabel on the dvd are English Castillian Spanish German Polish & Portuguese Subtitles English C Spanish German Greek Polish & Portuguese Extra features including introductionscommentary by Kenneth Branagh & Russell Jackson& Featurette Film promo Shakespeare movie trailor gallery ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Zeffirelli&s film adaptation of Shakespeare&s play starring Mel Gibson as the titular prince Hamlet (Gibson) Prince of Denmark is in mourning for his father whose death is quickly followed by widow Gertrude&s (Glenn Close) marriage to Hamlet&s uncle Claudius (Alan Bates) who has assumed the throne following his brother&s demise When the ghost of Hamlet&s father (Paul Scofield) visits him & claims to have been foully murdered by Claudius the young prince vows to avenge his death However Hamlet&s self-doubt & procrastination lead to further tragedy ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play An extraordinary Hamlet a milestone Hamlet
- Manchester Evening News Shakespeare&s most iconic work Hamlet explodes with big ideas & is the ultimate story of loyalty love betrayal murder & madness From its sell-out run at Manchester&s Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique & critically acclaimed production of HAMLET with BAFTA-nominee Maxine Peake in the title role This groundbreaking stage production directed by Sarah Frankcom was Royal Exchange s fastest-selling show in a decade Alongside Maxine Peake as the eponymous prince a number of other roles including Polonious & Rosencrantz are also played by women HAMLET is brought to cinemas by film director Margaret Williams whose Written on Skin (Royal Opera House BBC) won many awards including the Diapason d& Or The film is produced by Anne Beresford & Debbie Gray the team behind the highly successful cinema broadcast of Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach which Margaret also directed
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