Hamlet by William Shakespeare (Paperback)

Prince Hamlet returns to Denmark to find his father dead and his mother married to his uncle Claudius, the new king. When the ghost of his father appears and reveals that he was murdered, Hamlet must decide whether to believe it and how to take revenge, a struggle that draws everyone around him toward tragedy.

This Folger Shakespeare Library edition is one of the most trusted for students and teachers. It presents the play with explanatory notes facing each page of text, scene-by-scene summaries, illustrations and an introductory essay, making Shakespeare's most famous play clear and approachable for every reader.