Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms against a sea of troubles, And by opposing end them?

Hamlet, a tragedy of disillusionment, passion and hesitation, is both a portrait of the intensity of human relationships, and a celebration of ever-inventive wit, riddle and paradox.

Universal, yet with pronounced overtones of the personal and the private, Hamlet is timeless in its preoccupation with the dilemmas and uncertainties at the heart of life.This Oxford Shakespeare edition is based on the First Folio, Shakespeare's own revision of an earlier version.

It is intended for students and general readers.