Hamlet: Arden Performance Editions

The young Prince Hamlet, returning from university, finds his Kingdom in disarray: ''something is rotten in the state of Denmark''. With his father dead, and his uncle and mother marrying, Hamlet is confronted by an armored ghost, who, claiming to be the King, implores him to enact revenge upon the newlyweds and restore order to the realm. Yet, Hamlet''s ability to act conflicts with his will to t...