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Hamlet (1996)
Edwin Booth in the title role of Hamlet
Laurence Olivier in a scene from Hamlet
Joseph Papp in front of a poster for his production of Hamlet, 1977
Gertrude in Hamlet, as portrayed by Glenn Close, 1990
Hamlet (1990)
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John Everett Millais: Ophelia
Watch William Shakespeare's tragic eponymous protagonist bemoan the unweeded garden that is the world
Hear a short summary of Shakespeare's “Hamlet”
Understand the use of soliloquy in William Shakespeare's “Hamlet”
Watch Hamlet's tragic protagonist confront his mother, Queen Gertrude, and accidentally kill Polonius
Know about the character of Ophelia in William Shakespeare's “Hamlet”
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Scene from the motion picture "Romeo and Juliet" with Olivia Hussey (Juliet) and Leonard Whiting (Romeo), 1968; directed by Franco Zeffirelli.
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