Hamlet:
The Melancholy Dane

The first site:  Shakespeare's homeland! The second site:  Shakespeare's times (click next once you're there!)   Third site:  The original Globe.  Fourth site:  A panoramic tour of the new Globe in London -- move your mouse and see in all 360degree glory what it is like to stand on the stage, etc.
 Shakespeare sites
Elizabethan England
 The Globe Theater -- history
 Panoramic views of the new Globe in London--go to exhibition then Theater Tours
 Virtual tour of new Globe from Reading University


There are many wonderful pictures from the play here for you to enjoy.  Some are from films;  others are artist's renderings.  Take a look!
 I am thy father's spirit
 Lord Hamlet, with his doublet all unbraced . . .
 Ophelia and Hamlet
  Branaugh's movie

This site has plenty of interesting information on Hamlet..  Visit for a while and enjoy discovering what's available on the web about this great play.


Enjoying Hamlet


This site is for English teachers.  I included it mainly for me, since it is full of teaching suggestions, but you are welcome to explore it, too.

 Mainly for me

We all need to remember the light side of life.  Any great literature spawns spoofs and takeoffs of various sorts.  I thought you might like this one.


 Shakespearean insults



Now go read the play!