{"product_id":"hamlet-shakespeare-retold-9781914927010","title":"Hamlet: Shakespeare Retold","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHAMLET: SHAKESPEARE RETOLD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eShakespeare's 400-year-old language can be tough to understand...but, with \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Retold\u003c\/em\u003e, it's easy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten line-by-line in the same iambic pentameter versification of the originals, it offers a contemporary interpretation of the Bard's lines in the same form and pacing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuickly understand each character, each plot twist, each convoluted phrase, each befuddling reference. Never get stuck on Shakespeare's language again! A perfect guide for actors, students and the inquisitive, \u003cem\u003eShakespeare Retold\u003c\/em\u003e breathes new life into the most intoxicating, beguiling and often frustrating words in the English language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo be, or not to be, that is the question, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e To live, or not live: I have to wonder.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Would I find greater honour if I suffered\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e The stinging pain wrought by my wretched luck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr to take arms against a sea of troubles, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Instead of fighting back against my troubles, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd by opposing end them? To die: to sleep;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Which, doing so, would kill me? Death. I'd sleep\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Backbone Creative Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914927010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"William Shakespeare, James Anthony","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42077463118005,"sku":"9781914927010","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c2e965bf-7ebc-4c01-8428-d9535033b977.jpg?v=1650955951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hamlet-shakespeare-retold-9781914927010","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}