The Distracted Globe

If one is going to interpret the play correctly, it is important to know that in Scene 5 Hamlet's

In Scene 5, the correct word is "unanviled," exactly as originally printed in the Second

The word "imagion" in Scene 4 is the correct word in the play. http://www.hamletonline.com/

Here's a better presentation of Hamlet's "of a doubt" line in Scene 4 than you will

Here's what Hamlet's "swaggering upspring" speech means. http://www.hamletonline.

The word "shroudly" is the correct word at the beginning of Scene 4. http://www.

It is peculiar that the historical 'Hamlet' interpretations have failed to notice that

I find little or no indication in the historical 'Hamlet' commentary that interpreters

The historical 'Hamlet' interpretations, and commentary, have not correctly explained

Polonius's word "chief" in Scene 3 has befuddled generations of 'Hamlet'

Have you ever noticed something about how the wind fills a sail? http://www.hamletonline.com/

Elizabethan times were not Victorian times. There are certain things in 'Hamlet' which were

In Scene 3 Laertes speaks the line "Youth to itself rebels, though none else near."

In Scene 3, Laertes speaks of the "main voice" of Denmark. His line is universally

The 'Hamlet' books on the shelf will try to tell you that "satire" merely means

A bit about acting the start of Scene 3. http://www.hamletonline.com/hamletwiki/index.php/Scene_3#03-

The word "fond" exactly as originally printed in the Second Quarto is the correct word near

The printing of the phrase "to nigh" in the original Second Quarto publication of '

When Hamlet asks "Pale, or red?" in Scene 2, this is what he means: http://www.hamletonline

In Scene 2, when Hamlet says to Horatio he'll "change that name with you" here is what

Is correctly played like this: http://www.hamletonline.com/hamletwiki/index.php/Scene_2#02-162

There's an interesting point to observe about Gertrude's wedding shoes. http://www.

The significance of Claudius saying "our son" to Hamlet in Scene 2 has long been overlooked

"Sallied" is the correct word in the play in Scene 2. http://www.hamletonline.com/

The word "chapes" is correct in Scene 2. http://www.hamletonline.com/hamletwiki/index.php/

In Scene 2 Claudius says "delated." Here's what he means: http://www.hamletonline.com/

This explains that "message" Claudius mentions in Scene 2: http://www.hamletonline.com/

A simple word, "as", one would think, but historically the 'Hamlet' interpreters

The word "moth" as originally published is the correct word in the Scene 1 dialogue. http:/

It's strange that, historically, editors and commentators on 'Hamlet' have gotten "