East Baton Rouge Parish Library

Hamlet, William Shakespeare

Label
Hamlet, William Shakespeare
Language
eng
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
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Literary text for sound recordings
drama
Main title
Hamlet
Music parts
not applicable
Oclc number
748818067
Responsibility statement
William Shakespeare
Summary
In Denmark a king is dead. His brother, Claudius, has snatched the throne, and the widowed queen. Life goes on--for everyone but Prince Hamlet. The prince, fixated on his uncle as the murderer, is charged by his father's ghost to avenge the wrong. Disconnected from the foul world around him, Hamlet strains under the weight of his task, descending into madness, both real and feigned
Transposition and arrangement
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Classification
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