Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 808
EAN: 9780582784284
ISBN: 058278428X
Label: Longman
Manufacturer: Longman
Number Of Pages: 160
Publication Date: August 29, 2003
Publisher: Longman
Sales Rank: 537
Studio: Longman

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Rating: - Essential
Really great book that can be used throughout A level study or as a last minute revision guide.

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Rating: - This would be a good investment
I'm studying Hamlet at the moment and due to the nature of Shakespeare's over descriptive and complicated yet beautiful language, it's quite hard to follow and concentrate upon the plot. Though when I got this guide, I easily grasped what was happening and was able to concentrate more on the themes and language etc which you have to comment on in exams. It is helpful and gives lots of hints and info into what you're supposed to be focusing on in the scenes. It gives you ideas and pushes you in the ... Read More

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Rating: - Getting to the Heart of Hamlet?
This is one of the most thorough study guides on the market, not likely to confuse anyone and particularly well informed on the latest developments in critical approaches to the play though never too dense for the average school student to digest. The scene summaries and commentaries are models of clarity and precision whilst the textual analyses are searching, provocative and incisive. There is an excellent bibliography and useful pointers to websites, films and theatrical tradition. An invaluable ... Read More

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Rating: - Nice clear summary of the action
The best aspect of this guide to Hamlet is the careful scene-by-scene summary of the action. The plot seems not so tricky to follow, after all. It's also good to be reminded of the significant differences between the quarto and folio versions of the play. Perhaps the authors should have devoted a bit more space to the really big issue raised by the play: the intermingling of good and evil in human existence. The assessment of Ophelia's character is strangely thin, as well. But it's very helpful, all ... Read More

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Rating: - A difficult task
To make an "informative" notebook on such a vast and complicated work, will never be easy. There are simply too many interpretative opportunities. But York Notes list up most of the basics, in a comprehensive manner.

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