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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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it was amazing

shakespeare when pitching this play, probably: this is my OC hamlet. hes a prince. hes bisexual. hes moody, brooding, and is anywhere between the ages of 16 to 30 years old. and no, i am not taking constructive criticism.

well, let me tell you what. im sold! i love hamlet. i love his angsty monologues. i love his sassy remarks. i love that he cant seem to shut up. i love his relationship with horatio. i love everything about him avoiding osric and his hat. i love that hes OTT and i seriously cant get enough.

also, for those of you who have read this, watch this. its great.

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message 1: by TMR (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 12:50AM

TMR Yes hamlet was something of an enigma. Maybe I should read it.


message 2: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 12:51AM

jessica yes! i definitely recommend it!


message 3: by Sara (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 01:53AM

Sara Jesus " To be or not to be, that's the question" I love Shakespere. That is one of my favorite plays. And I love his sonnets too


message 4: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 02:03AM

jessica yay! so happy to hear how much you love this and shakespeare! his sonnets arent something ive read, but i hope to get to them soon! :)


message 5: by Heather (new)
Oct 28, 2019 03:34AM

Heather I read this in high school AP English class many, many years ago. One of my favorites.


message 6: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 03:50AM

jessica i never had to read it in high school, but my first experience with this was in 5th grade when they made us act out a scene and i was cast as queen gertrude and i was so upset because the boy i had a crush on was hamlet and i had to be his mom and not ophelia. 😂


message 7: by L. | That_Bookdragon (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:21AM

L. | That_Bookdragon I love this book with all my heart ❤️


message 8: by Sneha (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 06:34AM

Sneha I wanna read this so much


message 9: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:35AM

jessica yay! so happy youre a fan! 💕


message 10: by Sneha (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 06:37AM

Sneha Just got the e- book


message 11: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:39AM

jessica exciting! i hope you enjoy it. happy reading! :)


message 12: by Sneha (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 06:40AM

Sneha thanks


message 13: by Sarah (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:53AM

Sarah Ali yeah thats an amusing book


message 14: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:55AM

jessica it really is. for being a tragedy, there sure are a lot of funny parts.


message 15: by Sarah (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:56AM

Sarah Ali yeah this story's major theme is tragedy as everyone dies at the end....


message 16: by Sneha (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 06:57AM

Sneha WHAT?!


message 17: by Sarah (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 06:59AM

Sarah Ali what?


message 18: by Sneha (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 07:15AM

Sneha You jus spoiled me!!!!!!!


message 19: by Sneha (new) - added it
Oct 28, 2019 07:15AM

Sneha *just


message 20: by Haley (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 09:40AM

Haley This is my favorite Shakespeare play, hands down!


message 21: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 09:53AM

jessica same!! so happy to hear you love it, as well! :)


message 22: by Haley (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 10:53AM

Haley You too :) I think a re-read is in order for me very soon.


message 23: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 12:36PM

jessica nice! i think my next shakespeare reread will be macbeth. its definitely that time of year for it!


message 24: by Haley (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 28, 2019 02:37PM

Haley I've actually never read Macbeth! I need to!


message 25: by jessica (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 29, 2019 03:02AM

jessica yes, you should! its one of my faves!


message 26: by Nicolas (new) - rated it 5 stars
Feb 14, 2022 03:50AM

Nicolas Name Hi Jessica, I just watched the play, where did you get that Hamlet is bisexual, from within the play? His romantic affections were mainly directed towards Ophelia, and outside of that romantic affection, no others were really expressed (from the performance that I just saw). Perhaps I missed something.


message 27: by Sonali (new) - rated it 5 stars
Aug 10, 2022 09:39PM

Sonali Roy Same question here. Where did u get Hamlet was into someone other than Ophelia


message 28: by just me (new) - rated it 4 stars
Jan 25, 2023 03:39AM

just me I love the video. It's hilarious. Made me forget about all the depressing and tragic stuff in Hamlet :))))


message 29: by Cece🦋 (new) - added it
Feb 01, 2023 03:21PM

Cece🦋 Hamlet isn’t bisexual


message 30: by Greg (new) - rated it 5 stars
Jun 21, 2023 12:00PM

Greg I say Hamlet flat out queer.


message 31: by Hannah (new) - rated it 5 stars
May 02, 2024 11:34AM

Hannah Matteson Not sure what Hamlet you read but it certainly wasn’t Shakespeare’s.


message 32: by Abi (new) - rated it 4 stars
Oct 03, 2024 01:49PM

Abi Maldonado Hamlet is such an icon


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