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Hamlet (The Pelican Shakespeare) - Community Reviews back

by Stephen Orgel, A.R. Braunmuller, William Shakespeare
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AmySea
AmySea rated it 13 years ago
To a large extent I agree with Hannah's review of Hamlet, but I didn't think this play was particularly dull. I was engaged by the play, and I really thought it was a good look at grief-induced insanity. It's not my favorite Shakespeare play, but it's not my least favorite, either.As I mentioned i...
Lizreader's Blog
Lizreader's Blog rated it 13 years ago
The most hyped up Shakespeare play ever. Macbeth is SO much better.
My Secret Hideout
My Secret Hideout rated it 13 years ago
Update: I'm changing this from 4 stars to 5 because I did well on the assigned essay. ;) Just kidding.I thought someone should have told Mr. Shakespeare to cut a whole chunk out of this play. I recommend someone to rewrite this play with the ghost actually a demon. Oohhhh~This play had some highs an...
Rabbit Reads
Rabbit Reads rated it 13 years ago
Can I just say how awesome this play is?
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 13 years ago
CELEBRITY DEATH MATCH REVIEWHAMLET V JANE EYREFrom today's Telegraph:A diary has been found by an eminent archaeologist working at the site of Thornfield Hall. This crumbling tome is purportedly written by a certain Mrs Rochester formerly known as Ophelia, and within those pages there is enough circ...
Marvin's Bookish Blog
Marvin's Bookish Blog rated it 14 years ago
Written for the Celebrity Death Match Review TournamentBout: Hamlet vs. To Kill a MockingbirdAtticus Finch waited quietly in front of the sheriff's office. The word as out that a vigilante mob would attempt to take his client out of the jail and lynch him. Atticus was sipping his lemonade when he he...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 14 years ago
Columbine for foolishness, violets for fidelity, and rue for adultery, everlasting suffering and was the major cause of abortion in its day, which is also why it was tied in with adultery. Busy plant that rue! Pansy for thoughts, rosemary means to remember and fennel symbolises flatteryDaisy denotes...
The Review Man
The Review Man rated it 14 years ago
Can you believe that I'm 20 years old and I've never even opened Hamlet? Well, that's about to change tonight. I'm sitting down and reading it all. Cover to cover. Shooting the ish with Hammy and Emophelia. This is gonna be a good time.~~~~Well, I didn't quite read it in one night, but Hamlet is a g...
Calyre
Calyre rated it 14 years ago
HAMLET : ...Horatio ! Mon père ! il me semble que je vois mon père !HORATIO : Où donc, monseigneur?HAMLET : Avec les yeux de la pensée, Horatio.MARCELLUS : Il y a quelque chose de pourri dans le royaume de Danemark.POLONIUS : Madame, je n'y mets aucun art, je vous jure. Que votre fils est fou, cela ...
A Cruel Man Delighting in Flowers
A Cruel Man Delighting in Flowers rated it 14 years ago
…I have found that the senses deceive, and it is prudent never to trust completely those who have deceived us once. Rene Descartes‘Who’s there?’ Bernado asks—frightened, confused, unable to rely on his senses—and Hamlet begins with the very question that shall haunt its lines throughout. Who is ther...
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