Hamlet · William Shakespeare
Chapter 1
A STUDY WITH THE TEXT OF THE FOLIO OF 1623 "What would you gracious figure?" A LITTLE _LESS_ THAN KIN, AND _MORE_ THAN KIND TO WHOM I OWE IN ESPECIAL THE TRUE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS EFFORT TO GIVE HAMLET AND SHAKSPERE THEIR DUE _Christmas_, 1884 Summary: The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: a study of the text of the folio of 1623 By George MacDonald [Motto]: "What would you, gracious figure?" Dr. Greville MacDonald looks on his father's commentary as the "most important interpretation of the play ever written... It is his intuitive understanding ... rather than learned analysis--of which there is yet overwhelming evidence--that makes it so splendid." Reading Level: Mature youth and adults.
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