HAMLET - STUDY GUIDES, TEACHING, CRITICISM & NOTES

 

 

back to Hamlet Main Page

The Shakespeare Complete guide to critical works on Hamlet  - Our selection of  the best study notes, student guides, critical studies, teaching books and criticism of Shakespeare's Hamlet currently available online.

 

Hamlet preface new.gif

PREFACE TO  HAMLET 

by Harley Granville Barker

This guide provides unique practical insights into Hamlet from an influential Shakespearean director, in particular on how to stage the play and clearly present meaning, characters and language.

       > more <

The pre-eminent director Peter Brook's visionary work with his Centre for Performance Research company in Paris is revealed in this film directed by his son, Simon Brook. Includes a filmed performance of Brook's Hamlet with Adrian Lester.

                         > more <

 

Pennington hamlet guide for study.jpg

HAMLET: A USER'S GUIDE 

Michael Pennington  presents an intensely practical guide to Hamlet, the characters and the play, drawing on his own experience of performing Hamlet at the RSC and his background as a Shakespearean actor and director.

       > more <

HAMLET

STUDY FACT SHEETS.

 For a full list of the characters in Hamlet and their individual line counts click here.

For our fact sheet on the Sources for Shakespeare's Hamlet click here.

For a Hamlet Timeline click here.

To shop for more Hamlet study notes, teaching guides and critical works click here for our Hamlet Shop.

We Recommend:

If you want to put on your own production of Shakespeare's Hamlet at a school or drama group check out the Shakespeare 4 Kidz Put On a Play Pack for Hamlet which includes scripts, musical score, CD, teachers information and all royalties and licensing. Everything you need for the play in one easy package.

Click here for more information on Hamlet and Shakespeare 4 Kidz.

 

NHB HIP for study page.jpg

HAMLET IN PIECES 

Andy Lavender has created an unique critical account of three seminal reworkings of William Shakespeare's Hamlet by the three great experimental directors Peter Brook, Robert Lepage and Robert Wilson.      

> more <

   BOOKS      THEATRE      FILM      AUDIO      STUDY   ARCHIVE

 FESTIVALS  

 

ABOUT US