This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's Hamlet supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Hamlet. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on William Shakespeare and Hamlet, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of William Shakespeare • Hear an Introduction to Hamlet • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Hamlet with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
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— Katie, 5/22/2010" Used the cliff notes in my 1st semester sophmore year english class to quote the suicide of Ophelia. My teacher was a feminist so I just blamed everything on Hamlet and men in general. I got an A in the class. "
— Kelly, 12/14/2009" I read Hamlet using spark notes, "No fear Shakespeare." I really enjoyed it. It was an easy read, and I like most of the themes in Hamlet. I'm glad I read it. "
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— Elizabeth, 10/28/2007Carla Lynn Stockton is a veteran teacher of English and drama. In 1995, after a month of study through Roehampton University at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon, she co-founded and co-directed Voices, a semi-professional theater company dedicated to theater education and education through theater. Today she is the Education and Development Director for Bagelfish Productions, LLC, in Connecticut.
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