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Summary: Intense and true to life
Review: I played Ophelia at the Alliance, and was able to thoroughly study the text. It really opens up a window into human emotion. It was rather hard to understand, but you will get something out of it every time you open it.
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Summary: A wonderful film diary and companion to the movie.
Review: This is a must have for Kenneth Branagh fans! Very professional package, signed by Branagh. A wonderful companion book to the stunning film version of Hamlet.
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Summary: The best of Shakespeare and most likely the greatest play.
Review: This is a play without an equal. The words that Shakespeare wrote some 400 years ago still ring fresh and true with every reading. This was the play I read in high school and dreaded it because of the stories and because I had already read some others and didn't care much for them. But with Hamlet my eyes opened, and I saw the sheer brilliance.Whereever you are Bill, helluva story.
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Summary: What Dreams HAVE Come...
Review: Fascinating as well as amusing because of Branagh's own subtexts. Apart from being Hamlet, he focuses the thoughts behind the lines of other figures and gives more devices of his interpretation of the great drama. And more, his own rememberances of the preface are worth the book alone. The signature edition is marvellous and beautifully made. Get it while it is available!
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Summary: Simply the Best
Review: i have to confess that i LOVE all of Shakespeare's works. Yet "Hamlet" delights me most of all. This is easily the best-written of any Shakespeare play, and it may very well be one of the best plays ever to boot. The characterization is superb, the plot is exciting. . . and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern deserve a mention. if you don't believe me, read "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" by Tom Stoppard. It gives the average reader an even greater appreciation of Shakespeare's literary genius (as if THAT were possible!).
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Summary: I Loved This Book!!!
Review: This book is an excellent way to read Shakespeare. The many "Foreign" words and phrases of old english are explained on the facing page. Shakespeare is not that difficult to read, it just takes some practice. This book helps a lot.
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Summary: A great classic and behind the scenes look at the film.
Review: A great classic paired with Kenneth Branagh's behind the scene notes on the making of the film "Hamlet". A great gift for one who adores Shakespeare and Kenneth Branagh. It is a thrill to own this limited edition signed by Branagh.
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Summary: Possibly Shakespeare's greatest socio-political play.
Review: While many people say not to attempt to draw parallels between Shakespeare's time, Hamlet can show what ambition can do to a person even into the 21st century. I find Hamlet to be a stunning play which can be well used to teach creative writing, prose and the politics of feudal life.
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Summary: Superb, but I still don't think it is his best
Review: I'm probably committing a crime by saying this, but Hamlet is not my favorite play by good ol' Bill. It is definitely up there though and I can completely understand why it is so well liked. Next to MacBeth, no play in history has topped Hamlet. A bit complicated to read however at first. As for the 1996 film it is DEFINTELY the best film version of the play ever made. One of the best films of the 90's.
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Summary: An ambiguous play, the reason for countless years of study.
Review: After reading this play, playing the part of Hamlet on stage, and after reading countless numbers of critical material and comments, I still am baffled as to why Shakespeare, a master of play writing could display to the world one of the most confusing tragedies ever to take centre fold in literature today. Even after watching the performance on stage, or having seen film adaptations, not one could ever be certainly correct. However it is a fabulous play, and may be brought to life in so many varieties and styles. I love Shakespeare's work and I will keep reading it until I have a perfect picture of what he was trying to achieve.
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