Hamlet (1)

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"To be, or not to be."

Edwin Booth, 1870

Edwin Booth as Hamlet, 1870.
(Library of Congress)

Hamlet has emerged as the most influential character in world literature and legend. Beckoning the leading actors around the world for four centuries, he remains an enticing challenge for readers, theatre-goers, psychologists, and critics. The following books will introduce you to Hamlet, who said these famous words in Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet (Act III, scene i).

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