No Fear Shakespeare Hamlet
So you are sitting at home and you have to write an essay on Hamlet. You have the text that the teacher has given you. You have no idea what it all means... I mean we don't talk like that now... You are breaking out in a sweat... You have bitten all your nails down... It all looks like gobbley gook....
What you need is the No Fear Shakespeare texts. These are available in book form, but I love the handy on line version. This is published by sparknotes, part of Barnes and Noble, and goes through each scene with a side by side translation of Shakespeare's English into every day English. Just what you need when you have to analyse the plot... now you can finally understand what they are actually saying to each other.
This...
ROSENCRANTZ
ROSENCRANTZ
He admits he feels confused, but refuses to say why.
GUILDENSTERN
The website also has a short 8 minute video of an animated synopsis of the play which is great way to fill in the gaps and allows you to follow the play in its entirety, rather than just as sections of text.
These resources are a must for any assignment that relies on understanding the intricacies of the language. But don't forget to cite the editor if you do use them in your assignment. You don't want to get caught for plagiarising. The website also has a handy page on how you should cite the site to make it easier for you.
So you are sitting at home and you have to write an essay on Hamlet. You have the text that the teacher has given you. You have no idea what it all means... I mean we don't talk like that now... You are breaking out in a sweat... You have bitten all your nails down... It all looks like gobbley gook....
What you need is the No Fear Shakespeare texts. These are available in book form, but I love the handy on line version. This is published by sparknotes, part of Barnes and Noble, and goes through each scene with a side by side translation of Shakespeare's English into every day English. Just what you need when you have to analyse the plot... now you can finally understand what they are actually saying to each other.
This...
ROSENCRANTZ
He does confess he feels himself distracted.
But from what cause he will by no means speak.
GUILDENSTERN
Nor do we find him forward to be sounded.
But with a crafty madness keeps aloof
When we would bring him on to some confession
Becomes this...ROSENCRANTZ
He admits he feels confused, but refuses to say why.
GUILDENSTERN
And he’s not exactly eager to be interrogated. He’s very sly and dances around our questions when we try to get him to talk about how he feels. (Crowther, ed. 2005)
The website also has a short 8 minute video of an animated synopsis of the play which is great way to fill in the gaps and allows you to follow the play in its entirety, rather than just as sections of text.
These resources are a must for any assignment that relies on understanding the intricacies of the language. But don't forget to cite the editor if you do use them in your assignment. You don't want to get caught for plagiarising. The website also has a handy page on how you should cite the site to make it easier for you.
No fear shakespeare Video Spark Note
Crowther, J. (Ed.). (2005). No
Fear Hamlet. Retrieved from http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/
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