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Description
Each edition includes: • Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play • Full explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play • Scene-by-scene plot summaries • A key to famous lines and phrases • An introduction to reading Shakespeare's... read more
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Cast of Characters/Important People
- Claudius: Stepfather and uncle of Hamlet
- Horatio: Friend of Hamlet
- Gertrude: Mother of Hamlet, widow of Hamlet Sr., wife of Claudius
- Polonius: Father of Ophelia and Laertes
- Ophelia: Hamlet's lover, daughter of Polonius, sister to Laertes
- Laertes: Brother of Ophelia
- Rosencrantz: Add a description of this character.
- Guildenstern
- Marcellus/ Bernardo: The guards from Act I
First Sentence
Both the introduction and the commentary are designed to present the plays as texts for performance, and make appropriate reference to stage, film and television versions, as well as introducing the reader to the range of critical approaches to the plays.
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