Hamlet

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  Masterpiece

  How to combine in a brilliant way sharp intelligence, keen irony and sublime poetry. I envy a lot who could personally meet Shakespeare.

  Doubt thou the stars are fire;
  Doubt that the sun doth move;
  Doubt truth to be a liar;
  But never doubt I love.

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  Alice [love a device against all solitude] said on Oct 10, 2011 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  Of COURSE I was forced to read this for an exam...

  ...who'd tackle Hamlet on their own? But after you understand all the references and the vertigo-inducing wordplays, reading it in one go is a terrific experience: rhythm (yes, five hours on stage, but five gripping hours), irony, pathos, huge depths. No movie version ever came near.

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  Paola said on Feb 9, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  It's a thriller about a man who plots to avenge his father's murder, it's a terrifying ghost story, it's a tale of political intrigue, love, lust, betrayal and death and it's so much more - Shakespeare's greatest hero ultimately finds that his greatest adversary is himself as he has to confront the ... (continue)

  It's a thriller about a man who plots to avenge his father's murder, it's a terrifying ghost story, it's a tale of political intrigue, love, lust, betrayal and death and it's so much more - Shakespeare's greatest hero ultimately finds that his greatest adversary is himself as he has to confront the flaws in his own nature in order to prepare himself to take revenge, and the great soliloquies of the play are among the most moving analyses of the human condition ever written.

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  David Johncock said on Oct 9, 2007 | Add your feedback

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  "To be or not to be– that is the question". Simply wonderful.

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  Iris Sola said on Aug 3, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Bill Shakespeare's my very favourite

  Great, wonderful, amazing Hamlet. Among all of Shakespeare's plays, I think this is the most human and enjoyble one. I love Hamlet's self confidence in facing his dilemmas. Which is very dicotomic. One again, kudos for Shakespeare. I just can't stop crying everytime I read this.

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  Astarte said on Jul 22, 2010 | Add your feedback

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  Hamlet is Hamlet, how could I judge such a piece of art? I have to admit the italian translation and the exercises are quite good. I would suggest it to italians who are motivated in studying english.

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  Merenwen Oronar said on Jan 16, 2010 | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 400 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0743482786
• ISBN-13: 9780743482783
• Publisher: Washington Square Press
• Pub date: Jul 27, 2004
• Dimensions: 1355 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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