Hamlet

by William Shakespeare

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1. How Writing Can Change The WorldArticle

   Shakespeare’s classic play is considered one of the greatest works of literature in history. It has had a profound influence on Western culture and continues to be studied and performed around the world.

2. Jim Al-KhaliliInterview

   That’s a tough one. On reflection, I’d say: Hamlet by William Shakespeare, The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.

3. B. DolanInterview

   I had a copy of Hamlet by William Shakespeare I used to read constantly and sort of act out in my head. I’ve never actually seen a production of Hamlet, but I’ve watched it countless times in my mind. For some reason I feel like that was really important in those formative times.

4. Brandon DailyInterview

   Though not a novel, I would argue that Hamlet is one of the absolute greatest pieces of art ever created. And two much more contemporary novels that I think will live with me the rest of my life are Daniel Mason’s North Woods and Annie Proulx’s Accordion Crimes. The way these novels explore place and people and the…

5. Aaron PoochigianInterview

   Certain plays by Shakespeare, Hamlet and Antony and Cleopatra, for example, hold a numinous power over me. I couldn’t recommend them more highly. I have read them many times and memorized passages of them, but I still re-read them, and the process is like a ritual being completed, like a religious rite. Everything…

6. A Brief History of William ShakespeareArticle

   “Hamlet“: This is a tragedy that tells the story of a young prince who is struggling to come to terms with the death of his father and the betrayal of his uncle. It is a complex and thought-provoking play that explores themes of grief, revenge, and madness.

7. Dominique ChristinaInterview

   God Dies by the Nile by Nawal El Saadawi. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Beloved by Toni Morrison. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. Sylvia Plath anything. Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurtson. The Color Purple by Alice Walker. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. TS…

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