Virginia Community College Literature Online site features act-by-act notes, questions and hints study questions about Hamlet's free will, women in the play, and the staging of the closet scene a guide to watching Zefferelli's version of the film and commentary on the making of Branagh's William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Discussion of individual scenes contain illustrations, historical, political and social contexts, MP3s of passages recited in correct pronunciation style, questions for analysis, and suggestions for further reading. Guide to reading key scenes themes, and topics within the context of the Elizabethan era.

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of DenmarkĬomplete electronic edition from MIT, with an index linked to the text of each act and scene.įrom University of Washington Educational Outreach, a short course that summarizes the play, cites key events and passages in each act, poses study questions, identifies prevalent themes and quizzes learners on the play.

Project Gutenberg Hamlet, by William Shakespeare.

Saxo's story of Prince Amleth appears in Book 3 and Book 4 of his 16-volume work.īook chapter from Alexander Welsh's Hamlet in His Modern Guises compares Shakespeare's play to Saxo's and Belleforest's version of the Hamlet story. Text that tells legendary stories of Denmark's rulers, composed by Saxo Grammaticus from 1180-1208.

Historiae Danicae( History of the Danes).In Belleforest's version of the Hamlet story, Gertrude commits adultery before King Hamlet's death, and Prince Hamlet exhibits signs of melancholy. The page also contains links to book facsimiles of specific printings, information on Hamlet performances and film adaptations, and commentaries on various play events and themes.įrancois de Belleforest's 1576 French translation of Saxo Grammaticus's History of the Danes. University of Victoria Internet Shakespeare Editions presents text transcriptions of the First Quarto (1603), Second Quarto (1604-05), and First Folio (1623) versions of the play. Page images of first folio edition of Hamlet, published in 1623. All links will open in a new browser window.Įlectronic Editions of Hamlet and Shakespeare's Sources The following page contains links to electronic editions of Hamlet and Shakespeare's sources for the play study guides information on Shakespeare, John Updike, Hamlet criticism, Hamlet adaptations, Elizabethan history and culture, reading and writing about literature, and analyzing film. English 200: Reading (and Rereading) Hamlet

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