Pros: Wonderful writing, deep meaningful musings, good characters, interesting storyline, deeply impacting and memorable Cons: Hamlet's indecisive whiney ways, old language is difficult in spots
Hamlet, one the most renowned Shakespearean tragedies, bane of high school students everywhere, and delight of ardent bibliophiles, follows Shakespeare’s usual tragic formula. There are ample opportunities for betrayal, ...
Pros: Better than other Shakespearean plays Cons: Still is a Shakespearean play.
Shakespeare’s never done it for me. I do very much appreciate the displayed talent, particularly so with his sonnets, but the whole enjoyment factor never really materialized. Despite a somewhat limited exposure to Shakespeare’s plays, Hamlet ...
Pros: The themes, the words, the characters, the drama Cons: You won't catch me criticizing this play
This was my year for Hamlet. Through the course of the past 12 months, I’ve seen four different productions of Hamlet, some of them more than once. Each production had its own interpretations, underscoring what very rich text this best of ...
Pros: A grabbing story filled with action and thought. Cons: Reading too quickly might miss many subtle points.
The line that exists between good and evil is easily blurred and Shakespeare's Hamlet exploits the ambiguity of the distinction for dramatic flavor. A close reading of the play will expose the villains as heroes and vice versa. As soon as the reader...
Pros: good depth, thought-provoking, overall interesting and very well composed Cons: parts are difficult to understand, lack of developement of some characters
My senior AP English class in high school has been reading Hamlet and discussing it for over a month. Most of the students seem to like but not love Hamlet.
Background- Hamlet fits the basic definition of the tragedy genre....
Pros: A classic Cons: Old-style language may turn some readers off
CAUTION! THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!
HAMLET is without a doubt a classic play written by none other than William Shakespeare. In my review, I question Hamlet's indecisiveness. That is not to say HAMLET is a bad story, I am...
Pros: well-developed character study Cons: trite plot
The general idea of Hamlet is that Hamlet father [also named Hamlet] has been murdered by his uncle Claudius, who is now married to Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, and is trying to kill off Hamlet as well, unfortunately Hamlet is trying to kill him...
Pros: This play is absolutely wonderful. Cons: Everyone dies.
For generation upon generation children have been taught to use force in their language and to restrain from force in their physical actions. However, it is this very hesitancy towards action that has lead to the downfall of countless characters. When...
Pros: shakespeare... need i say more Cons: some find difficult to understand
Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare in 1600, is set in Denmark during the cowardly and underhanded reign of King Claudius. The play has triggered a great deal of debate over the years by critics and readers alike. Is Hamlet really insane? Is this...
Pros: Shakespeare's finest play Cons: Over-analyzed in English Lit. Class
If a man were to stop another on the street and ask him to quote from any of Shakespeare's plays, "To be, or not to be: that is the question" (Hamlet III.i.56) would almost certainly be the line to exit the stranger's mouth. The reasoning...
Pros: It broadens your mind Cons: it is better to study and read it because you will appreciate it more then
It is so hard to try and write an overall review of Hamlet as there are endless subjects and things to explain, but I will try and explain as much as I can. Also as we all know, there have been proffessers tryig to explain the play, all their loves and...
Pros: beautiful writing, great classic story Cons: easy to get lost - use Cliff's Notes if you need to
The challenge for any playwright is to engage the audience in the internal struggles of his or her characters. This was the obstacle that faced William Shakespeare in writing his works, particularly Hamlet, in which many of the most significant...
Pros: beautiful writing, great classic plot Cons: difficult style - buy Cliff's Notes if you need to
The challenge for any playwright is to engage the audience in the internal struggles of his or her characters. This was the obstacle that faced William Shakespeare in writing his works, particularly Hamlet, in which many of the most significant...
"...I am punished with sore distraction. What I have done... I here proclaim was madness" (V, ii, 140). This line, spoken by Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is a self-admitted declaration of his troubled life. Many problems face Hamlet on the outside;...
Pros: The story still relates Cons: The language is hard to understand at times
In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the role of women is reflective of the Renaissance period. In the Renaissance, being weak, fickle and dependent on men were common depiction of women. The two women Hamlet reveals, Gertrude and Ophelia, are two...
From the Publisher This edition of Shakespeares classic play presents the 1974 text edited by G. Blakemore Evans from The Riverside Shakespeare (compl...More at Christianbook.com
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