In Shakespeare’s verbally dazzling and eternally enigmatic exploration of conscience, madness and the nature of humanity, a young prince meets his father’s ghost in the middle of the night, who accuses his own brother – now married to his widow – of murdering him.

The prince devises a scheme to test the truth of the ghost’s accusation, feigning wild insanity while plotting revenge. But his actions soon begin to wreak havoc on innocent and guilty alike. Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by T. J. B. Spencer.

Format: Paperback
Published: UK, 2015
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Pages: 400
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780141396507
ISBN 10: 0141396504