In recent years, ways of dealing with Shakespeare's texts and with the interpretation of his plays have been undergoing significant change. This edition, while remining many of the features that have always made the FolgerShakespeare so attractive to the general reader, at the same time reflects these current ways of thinking about Shakespeare.

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Editors' Preface

Shakespeare's Hamlet

Reading Shakespeare's Language: Hamlet

Shakespeare's Life

Shakespeare's Theater

The Publication of Shakespeare's Plays

An Introduction to This Text

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

 Text of the Play with Commentary

Textual Notes

Hamlet: A Modern Perspective

 by Michael Neill

Further Reading

Key to Famous Lines and Phrases