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Tony Ross, whose black-and-white illustrations bring the characters to life. Target Audience:

The retelling follows Prince Hamlet of Denmark as he mourns his father’s sudden death and his mother's hasty remarriage to his uncle, . Key plot elements included in this version are: Google Books The Ghost’s Revelation hamlet andrew matthews pdf

The story begins not with a king, but with a ghost. Prince Hamlet of Denmark is grieving. His father, the old King Hamlet, has died, and his mother, Gertrude, has married his uncle, Claudius, in a "wicked speed." A guard named Marcellus and Hamlet’s friend Horatio tell the prince that they have seen a specter on the castle walls. When Hamlet sees the ghost, his father reveals the terrible truth: "The serpent that did sting thy father’s life now wears his crown." Claudius poisoned the king. The ghost demands revenge. Prince Hamlet of Denmark is grieving

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Matthews masterfully explains Hamlet’s strategy. To buy time and test the ghost’s honesty, Hamlet decides to "put an antic disposition on"—to act mad. This leads to his tragic rejection of Ophelia, the daughter of the nosy courtier Polonius. Hamlet tells her, "Get thee to a nunnery," pushing her away to protect her from the bloodshed to come. The ghost demands revenge

series, designed to make the complex tragedy accessible for younger readers through clear prose and dynamic illustrations by Tony Ross .