Hamlet
by
William Shakespeare [822.33 Sha]
I believe that the thoughts behind
Hamlet last through the ages. In this modern era, most people do not want to
tackle items written in the type of English, though I think it is an excellent
idea!
Hamlet is about a prince's struggle with family. All of us have had family
issues at some point in time, so let's not deny that. Anyways, the ghost of
Hamlet's father, the king, visited Hamlet in the middle of the night, when he
was speaking with a couple of people that lasted through the entire book. In the
encounter with his father's ghost, Hamlet learns that his uncle, the current
king, poisoned his father in order to take the throne. The issue of love comes
in with Ophelia, whom Hamlet loves and Ophelia ends up loving him back. Though
the famous
"To be or not to be..." speech is very touching and a lot of
what it says still is true to this day, it was basically a very lengthy way of
dumping Ophelia. Hamlet ended up watching his mother die, after he returned from
England, where he was sent, on account of him being "insane." After that, he
ended up doing something fatally fun... fencing. Overall, I believe
Hamlet to be
an intriguing and amazing read, perfect for those hot and humid summer days.
-- review submitted by Sarah D. - a customer of the Gere Branch Library
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