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Hamlet critical guide
Title
Hamlet [electronic resource (video)] : critical guide / Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2005], c1998.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (31 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 12, 2005.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
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Summary
Shakespeare's troubled character comes to life in this program in the capable hands of leading scholars, as they discuss the major themes of the play, its plot, and the actions of its main characters. Analyzing key scenes, scholars Russell Jackson and Stanley Wells of Stratford-upon-Avon offer insights into the underlying meaning of Hamlet's eloquent soliloquies, as well as the play's eight violent deaths, adultery, ghostly haunting, and ultimate tragic end. Death and revenge are explored as major themes of the work, as well as Shakespeare's playful inclusion of comedic relief. An analysis of Hamlet's relationships with his mother and Ophelia provides interesting insights into his multifaceted character.
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Critical guide
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Eagle Rock Entertainment, 1998
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Contents
Influences of "Hamlet" (2:04)
Preoccupation with Death (2:47)
"To Be or Not to Be" (2:50)
Issue of Revenge (3:45)
Hamlet's Relationship with Gertrude (4:46)
Hamlet's "Madness" (2:26)
Hamlet and Ophelia (3:13)
Ophelia's Role (1:51)
Humor in "Hamlet" (5:24)
Videorecording number
10187s Infobase
7706s Infobase
7709 Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Eagle Rock Entertainment.
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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