Hamlet

One of Shakespeare's masterpieces, quite possibly the most famous play in the English language, and my favorite Shakespeare play (as if you couldn't guess).

quotes

plot summary and some comments

general links

Movie versions:

Laurence Olivier (1948)

Nicol Williamson (1969)

Mel Gibson (1990)

Kenneth Branagh (1996)

A couple of general movie links:

Literature and Film
A comparison of four major film versions of Hamlet.

Hamlet on Film
General notes plus some stuff on the BBC TV version, from the Bardolatry page.

To See Or Not To See
A review of the Branagh version which puts it in the context of the others.

The Reader's Guide to Hamlet
My paraphrase, with notes-yeah, it's finally here!

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