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William Shakespeare. Hamlet

Hamlet's revenge turns to tragedy
Resources - Text Talk; Bob Hillman
The Age (Melbourne) 05-31-2004. Accessed from ELibrary
From The Age Education section, article for students. "In trying to avenge his father's death, Hamlet must struggle between the honour code, which dictates he must kill his father's murderer, and his morality that forbids killing another human, particularly the King, who holds almost divine significance. Hamlet's procrastination proves costly." Interesting discussion of Hamlet's "fatal flaw".

Is Gertrude an adulteress?
(William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet'); Blincoe, Noel
ANQ 09-22-1997. Accessed from ELibrary.
Examines the position of 20th Century critics regarding Gertrude's guilt.

Hamlet and his problems
Essay by T.S.Eliot from The Sacred Wood: Essays on Poetry and Criticism. 1922.

Hamlet's Thoughts and Antics
Essay draft by Margreta de Grazia which includes a response by Juliet Fleming.
From: Early Modern Culture. Issue 2 (2001)

A short course on Shakespeare's Hamlet
Online tutorial by Ian Delaney. Excellent introduction, questions on the text, sample answers to these questions and some other documents relevant to studying the play.

The Hamlet Homepage
Quality Shakespearean site dedicated to the study of the play. Notes on characters, themes, plot, links, and discussion pages

Hamlet Online
Annotated index of online resources pertaining to Shakespeare's Hamlet

Enjoying "Hamlet"
Easy to read summary and discussion of the main characters and themes of the play. Site created by Dr Fiedlander

Victorian Education Channel
An online service provided by the Department of Education and Training (DE&T) in Victoria, Australia. A large collection of quality online sites on Hamlet

Teacher cyberguide
Designed to supplement the teaching of the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, with a range of student activities and resources

Hamlet on the Ramparts
A public website designed and maintained by the MIT Shakespeare Project in collaboration with the Folger Shakespeare Library and other institutions. Includes commentary and guides to all materials and detailed lesson plans written by expert teachers.

Shakespeare navigators at clicknotes.com: Hamlet
Scene Summaries, character reviews, annotated lists of passages that illustrate aspects of Hamlet's character, annotated lists of passages particularly relevant to significant themes and links to essays on Hamlet.

Novelguide.com: Hamlet
Scene by scene analysis, character profiles, metaphor and themes analysis, quotations.

Shakespeare Online: Hamlet
Commentary, sources, plot analysis, characters, essays and study questions. Free study site created by Amanda Mabillard for students of Shakespeare.

Absolute Shakespeare: Hamlet Study Guide
Plot summary, commentary, characters analysed, essays and criticism.

Samuel Coleridge: Essay on Shakespeare's Hamlet
Online version of Coleridge's famous critique based on his lectures and notes.

William Hazlitt: Hamlet character analysis
Transcript of the noted scholar's essay on the characters in the play.