'The Mona Lisa of literature' T. S. Eliot
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 Theatre
General Editor Stanley Wells
Edited by T. J. B. Spencer
Introduction by Alan Sinfield