The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares 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 problematic tragedy in world literature.

The Wordsworth Classics Shakespeare Series presents a newly-edited sequence of William Shakespeares 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 problematic tragedy in world literature.

First performed around 1600 this is a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge rich in contarasts and conflicts lts violence alternates with introspection its melancholy with humour and as a complex divided introspective character.his reflections on death morality and the very status of human beings make him the first modern man.

Countless stage productions and numerous adaptations for the cinema and television have demonstrated the continuing cultural relevance of this vivid enigmatic profound and engrossing drama.

General Introduction

Introduction

Further Reading

Note on Shakespeare

Acknowledgements and Textual Matters

HAMLET

Notes on Hamlet

Glossary