Introduction to Hamlet
- Synopsis
- Video made as part of The Shakespeare 2020 Project. Ralph Alan Cohen (Gonder Professor of Shakespeare at Mary Baldwin University) discusses the four soliloquies from Hamlet and the way that they swing between expressing the wish to die and wanting to act.
- Series
- The Shakespeare 2020 Project
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Video
- Transmission details
- 18 Apr 2020
- Duration
- 8:48
Additional Details
- Production type
- Documentary/Educational/News
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Subjects
- Drama; Shakespeare
Notes
- General
- The Shakespeare 2020 Project is a multimedia project created and curated by Ian Doescher to look at all of the Bard’s plays and some of the poems between 2 January and 30 December 2020. This ‘read along’ project provides associated artwork, textual materials and videos to support the learning experience. These are published on the project homepage: https://iandoescher.com/shakespeare/
Online Availability
- Online URL
- https://youtu.be/1b96E79crz4
- Online format
- Streamed
Sponsor
- Name
The Shakespeare 2020 Project
- shakespeare2020project@gmail.com
- Web
- https://iandoescher.com/shakespeare/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- Ian Doescher
Distributor
- Name
YouTube
- Web
- http://www.youtube.com External site opens in new window
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Introduction to Hamlet". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av79192 (Accessed 19 Apr 2025)