HAMLET HAMLET

In Shakespeare's verbally dazzling and eternally enigmatic explorationof conscience, madness and the nature of humanity, a young prince meetshis father's ghost in the middle of the night, who accuses his ownbrother - now married to his widow - of murdering him. The princedevises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost's accusation, feigningwild insanity while plotting revenge. But his actions soon begin towreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike.Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by T. J. B. SpencerIntroduction by Alan Sinfield