Hamlet (version 3)

Written by William Shakespeare

Narrated by LibriVox Community

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madness – from overwhelming grief to seething rage – and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Cast:
Bernardo: Ernst Pattynama
Francisco, Cornelius, Gentleman, Danes, Osric: Martin Geeson
Horatio: Robert Hoffman
Marcellus: Kristingj
Claudius, Second Clown: Elizabeth Klett
Voltimand: David Lawrence
Laertes: Nathanial W.C. Higgins
Polonius, Fortinbras, Servant, Danes: Algy Pug
Hamlet: Arielle Lipshaw
Gertrude: Amy Gramour
Ophelia: Miss Avarice
Ghost, First Player, Player King: Bob Gonzalez
Reynaldo: April Gonzales
Rosencrantz: Grace
Guildenstern: Chuck Williamson
Player Queen: CaprishaPage
Prologue, Lucianus: Emily Feuka
Captain, Danes, First Priest: Wupperhippo
First Sailor, Danes: Ric F
Messenger: Anna Simon
First Clown, First Ambassador: Alan Mapstone
Lord: Aidan Brack
Narrator: Cynthia Moyer
Audio edited by Arielle Lipshaw

• Language: English
• Publisher: LibriVox
• Release date: Aug 25, 2014

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was born in April 1564 in the town of Stratford-upon-Avon, on England’s Avon River. When he was eighteen, he married Anne Hathaway. The couple had three children—an older daughter Susanna and twins, Judith and Hamnet. Hamnet, Shakespeare’s only son, died in childhood. The bulk of Shakespeare’s working life was spent in the theater world of London, where he established himself professionally by the early 1590s. He enjoyed success not only as a playwright and poet, but also as an actor and shareholder in an acting company. Although some think that sometime between 1610 and 1613 Shakespeare retired from the theater and returned home to Stratford, where he died in 1616, others believe that he may have continued to work in London until close to his death.