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This lively and informative guide reveals Hamlet as marking a turning point in Shakespeare’s use of language and dramatic form as well as addressing the key problem at the play’s core: Hamlet’s inaction. It also looks at recent critical approaches to the play and its theatre history, including the recent David Tennant / RSC Hamlet on both stage and TV screen.
Title: Hamlet
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This lively and informative guide reveals Hamlet as marking a turning point in Shakespeare’s use of language and dramatic form as well as addressing the key problem at the play’s core: Hamlet’s inaction.
It also looks at recent critical approaches to the play and its theatre history, including the recent David Tennant / RSC Hamlet on both stage and TV screen.
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