Enjoy (and understand) Hamlet as you never thought you could. With The Modern Shakespeare edition, which includes the original play plus a modern translation, you will delight in the richness of Shakespeare's writing without ever getting bogged down by archaic and incomprehensible language.

The Modern Shakespeare edition allows you to read the original play and the modern translation simultaneously, or to read just the original or just the translation. In addition, the edition provides useful background information about the literary and historical context of the play, a detailed character list, and explanations of the themes and symbols that are critical to understanding the play.

The Modern Shakespeare is the single best edition of Hamlet if you truly want to understand the play.