Hamlet
No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Editions - Shakespeare Side-by-side Plain English
Union Square & Co. · Print & ebook · June 23, 2020
Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in this new EXPANDED edition of HAMLET!
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- Who it’s for
- Read the original alongside plain English, with expanded guides for studying the play.
- Themes
- Love and death, Tyranny, Honor and fate
- Genres
- Shakespeare, Study Skills & Guides, Shakespeare Studies
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Shakespeare everyone can understand—now in this new EXPANDED edition of HAMLET! Why fear Shakespeare? By placing the words of the original play next to line-by-line translations in plain English, this popular guide makes Shakespeare accessible to everyone. And now it features expanded literature guide sections that help students study smarter. The expanded sections include: Five Key Questions: Five frequently asked questions about major moments and characters in the play.
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What Does the Ending Mean?: Is the ending sad, celebratory, ironic . . . or ambivalent? Plot Analysis: What is the play about? How is the story told, and what are the main themes? Why do the characters behave as they do? Study Questions: Questions that guide students as they study for a test or write a paper. Quotes by Theme: Quotes organized by Shakespeare’s main themes, such as love, death, tyranny, honor, and fate. Quotes by Character: Quotes organized by the play’s main characters, along with interpretations of their meaning.
Shakespeare, Side by Side
Read the original alongside plain English, with expanded guides for studying the play.
Come here for
- Line-by-line translations that keep Shakespeare’s words in view
- Questions and quotes organized by character and theme
Expect
- A study companion with plot analysis and ending discussion
- Guidance for tests and papers, without losing sight of the play
Where it sits
| Shakespeare | 54% |
|---|---|
| Study Skills & Guides | 54% |
| Shakespeare Studies | 34% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Theater & Plays
- Book Notes
- Book Notes & Summaries
- Study Skills & Guides
- Authors
- William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- Union Square & Co.
- Published
- June 23, 2020
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Love and death · Tyranny · Honor and fate
- Reading lane
- Theater & Plays