From the Book - Regular Print
Life and background of the playwright. Personal background
Introduction to the play. Notes on composition ; A brief synopsis ; List of characters ; Character map
Character analyses. Hamlet ; Claudius ; Gertrude ; Polonius ; Ophelia ; Laertes ; Horatio
Critical essays. Free will and fate in Hamlet and Oedipus Rex ; Ophelia's dilemma
CliffsNotes review. Q & A ; Identify the quote; Essay questions ; Practice projects.