HAMLET (COLLECTORS EDITIONS)

Hamlet is not only one of Shakespeare s greatest plays but also the most fascinatingly problematical tragedy in world literature First performed around 1600 this a gripping and exuberant drama of revenge rich in contrasts and conflicts Its violence alternates with introspection its melancholy with humour and its subtlety with spectacle The Prince Hamlet himself is depicted as a complex divided introspective character His reflections on death morality and the very status of human beings make him the first modern man Countless stage productions and numerous adaptations for the cinema and television have demonstrated the continuing cultural relevance of this vivid enigmatic profound and engrossing drama