2006-10-10 13:22:57 · 12 answers · asked by pantherpink25 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The name makes me hungry for a samwidge.
2006-10-10 13:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by martino 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you having trouble reading it? Understanding it? If so, it could be that you need to approach it differently. Maybe try watching the film versions. Kenneth Branagh and Mel Gibson both have played Hamlet. The older version with Laurence Olivier is excellent as well.
If you have trouble reading it, try No Fear Shakespeare (SparkNotes). Lynch Multimedia also has a great prose version. I would even encourage you to read a summary first and then tackle the language.
This is really an enjoyable play, it just may take a couple readings. Trust me. I used to cringe at the very thought of having to read Shakespeare. Now, I embrace it!
2006-10-10 21:14:56 · answer #2 · answered by laskigal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamlet is quite possibly one of the best and most complex of all Shakespeare's plays. I am teaching it to my students now. If you need help understanding it, please e-mail me and I will help you as much as I can. imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe@yahoo.com
I have found that once most students understand Shakespeare, they fall in love with it.
2006-10-10 23:31:41 · answer #3 · answered by imhalf_the_sourgirl_iused_tobe 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I despise Hamlet - I had to do it 3 times in school.
Everyone dies - it's depressing.
I perfer the comedies - my Favorite is Much Ado About Nothing!
The Kenneth Brannah and Emma Thompson movie version is good too.
2006-10-11 00:16:17 · answer #4 · answered by maggie_bearie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love English and reading but I have to admit I've never been a big fan of Shakespeare, who I find rather over-rated.
2006-10-10 20:38:49 · answer #5 · answered by starchilde5 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, can't help you there. Love Hamlet.
2006-10-10 20:35:38 · answer #6 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So much that I never even read it! I just guessed on all the tests using common sense.
2006-10-10 20:44:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the "english" is so tough, i just cannot get thru it. I'd rather watch a movie than a play any day of the week.
2006-10-10 20:31:45 · answer #8 · answered by Ted Jordan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
less than never. shakespeare is bloody brilliant i'd say (and so would many others...)
2006-10-10 20:31:23 · answer #9 · answered by parkerwolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never give shapespears helmet much thought.
2006-10-10 20:28:26 · answer #10 · answered by renaissance man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋