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Ratings: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Genre: Drama / Tragedy / Classic Literature / Revenge Tragedy

Book Review:
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is universally regarded as one of the greatest tragedies ever written. The Prince of Denmark, grieving his father’s death and enraged by his mother’s hasty remarriage to his uncle Claudius, is commanded by his father’s ghost to seek revenge. But Hamlet is a thinker, not a killer — and his paralyzing doubts, feigned madness, and philosophical soliloquies (“To be or not to be”) have fascinated readers and audiences for over 400 years. This Arden Shakespeare Third Series edition, edited by Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor, is a landmark of scholarship. It presents the Second Quarto text (1604-5) with Folio-only passages, detailed on-page notes, a richly illustrated introduction, performance history, and a survey of critical approaches. Essential for students, teachers, and lovers of Shakespeare.