Hamlet

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Part of the authoritative and acclaimed Penguin Shakespeare series, now rejacketed in the celebrated Penguin Classics livery

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. When young prince Hamlet is confronted by his father's ghost on the battlements of Castle Elsinore, he is burdened with a terrible task- slay King Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, who the ghost alleges murdered him. Wrestling with his conscience, Hamlet feigns wild madness while plotting a brutal revenge, alienating his mother Queen Gertrude and spurning his lover Ophelia. But his apparent insanity wreaks havoc on guilty and innocent alike.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780141396507
Published: August 2015

Number of pages: 400
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 22 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd