I have this big project one Hamlet due say NEXT WEEK! O my gosh I need help understanding this stuff. I need all the info i can get about this play! PLEASE HELP!
2006-11-23 14:25:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
G'day sO.opinionated,
Thank you for your question.
I have attached some sources for your reference.
Regards
2006-11-23 14:31:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As previous answers have indicating, watching a movie version helps. I most enjoyed the Mel Gibson version, but that's your own prerogative.
Stop into any bookstore, and look for a copy of Hamlet. There are few Shakespeare novels now that don't include detailed notes on the reverse page and scene by scene summaries. The version I use, from Folger Shakespeare Library (Orange Cover), I picked up at Waldenbooks for under five dollars. Hopefully, understanding the plot will help interest you in it. Good luck. :)
2006-11-24 01:11:28 · answer #2 · answered by kaia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watching the entire play only takes 3 hours! How long does it take to read it?
And, beware the Hamlet movies, they tend to stray from the script. In some cases, they stray badly.
2006-11-23 22:34:31 · answer #3 · answered by geek49203 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.sparknotes.com Look up Hamlet and No Fear Shakespeare
2006-11-23 22:46:21 · answer #4 · answered by fancyname 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try renting a copy of the movie. Shakespeare is difficult to read on your own because of the style of English used. You can also get a copy of the cliff notes for it.
2006-11-23 22:29:42 · answer #5 · answered by knittinmama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use sparknotes' No Fear Shakespeare. I know they can be found at Barnes and Noble and probably other bookstores. They have the play and an explanation of it in modern language.
2006-11-24 01:31:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get the book on tape from your library, each character is done in a different voice by a different performer with inflection and emotion it really brings the play to life, also they stick to the text exactly. it usually takes about 3 hours to listen.
2006-11-24 22:27:33 · answer #7 · answered by j. a. prufrock 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is one: READ IT PLEASE!!! You can NOT make footnotes of Hamlet, it is not trivial literature...
2006-11-24 06:29:55 · answer #8 · answered by Sumatra 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try
www.sparknotes.com
2006-11-23 22:33:08 · answer #9 · answered by Kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋