Hamlet, William Shakespeare Guide
Hamlet, William Shakespeare Guide by Stewart Martin is a revised edition published by Letts Educational in 1995, comprising 64 pages in English. This guide provides a concise overview of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” including a brief plot synopsis, a graphic overview, and insights into the text. It introduces major characters and themes, featuring a unique cameo icon for each character, and explains both major and minor themes with thematic icons for easy reference.
Readers will find a detailed commentary closely linked to the text, facilitating a deeper understanding of the play. The guide also includes self-test quizzes for each section, focusing on skills necessary for coursework and exams, along with a checklist of important quotes. Additionally, it offers guidance on structuring exam essays and provides examples of relevant questions, making it a useful resource for students studying Shakespeare’s work in the context of the National Curriculum Key Stage 4 and GCSE.
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The book offers a brief plot synopsis, a double-page graphic overview and insight into the text, a short introduction to major characters and themes and a who’s who in the text – introducing a cameo icon for each major character. It explains major and minor themes in the texts – introducing thematic icons, gives a detailed commentary on the text, linked closely to the text for ease of reference, and features icons to enable flexible following of themes and characters. There is also a self-test quiz for each section, focusing on skills that will be required for coursework and exams and a checklist of important quotes. Guidance on structure and content of exam essays is given with examples of questions.
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