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Hamlet performed

Hamlet (1990)
A film by Franco Zeffirelli. The extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tale of vengeance and tragedy. Starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close. (140 min)
Hamlet (1996)
Hamlet directed by Kenneth Branagh.
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Richard Briers, Michael Bryant. (120 min)
Shakespeare the animated tales Hamlet
Short animation of Hamlet (25 min)
Hamlet: The Royal Shakespeare Company (2009)
David Tennant has won great praise for his role in the Shakespeare play of a young man haunted by his father's ghost and driven to the edge of madness. (3 hours)

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Hamlet Play: All About Shakespeare’s Hamlet
No Sweat Shakespeare produced by English Literature teacher to present Shakespeare's plays and contexts in an accessible way
Hamlet and Elizabethan England
Explore the historical context of Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' in Elizabethan England with Dr Hannah Lavery, Associate Lecturer at The Open University,
Shakespeare online - Hamlet
Hamlet with detailed notes and analysis, from Shakespeare Online.
Play Shakespeare - Hamlet
Hamlet synopsis and limited resources
Love and friendship in Hamlet
University of Chicago Shakespeare scholar Prof. David Bevington delivered this Harper Lecture in Miami on the subject of “Love and Friendship in Hamlet.” Bevington places Hamlet in the context of William Shakespeare’s career and evolving writing. (Main video 57 min speech) (video online discussion 60 min)

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Shakespeare for all Hamlet

Shakespeare's Life
Folger Shakespeare Library - includes links to primary sources and podcasts
Life in Elizabethan England
A compendium of common knowledge
William Shakespeare biography
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

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