Hamlet, by William Shakespeare

 

If the full text of Hamlet were perfomed, the performance would take six hours; therefore, directors have to select and cut parts of the play. "One can perform only one of several Hamlets potentially existing in this arch-play" (Kott 58).

Hamlet as Political Drama

Hamlet as Psychoanalytic Drama

Hamlet as Feminist Drama


Class Notes on Act I and II, available after discussion

Class Notes on Acts III, IV, and V, available after discussion