Shakespeare W.: Hamlet

Prince of Denmark.

A young prince meets with his fathers ghost, who alleges that his own brother, now married to his widow, murdered him. The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghosts accusation, feigning wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge until his apparent insanity begins to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike. Hamlets combination of violence, introspection, dark humour and rich language is intoxicating. It remains the worlds most widely studied and performed play, and is a cornerstone of world literature.

This Macmillan Collectors Library edition is illustrated throughout by renowned artist Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), and includes an introduction by Dr Robert Mighall.

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