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  1. dramatization
    a representation intended for performance
    One such example is the centuries-old debate about Hamlet's hesitation to kill his uncle, which some see as a mere plot device to prolong the action, but which others argue is a dramatization of the complex philosophical and ethical issues that surround cold-blooded murder, calculated revenge, and thwarted desire.
  2. tragedian
    a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
    He almost certainly created the title role for Richard Burbage, the leading tragedian of Shakespeare's time.[5]
  3. rehabilitate
    restore someone to a good state of health or reputation
    More recently, psychoanalytic critics have examined Hamlet's unconscious desires, and feminist critics have re-evaluated and rehabilitated the often maligned characters of Ophelia and Gertrude.
  4. title role
    the role of the character after whom the play is named
    He almost certainly created the title role for Richard Burbage, the leading tragedian of Shakespeare's time.[5]
  5. cold-blooded
    having a body temperature that is not internally regulated
    One such example is the centuries-old debate about Hamlet's hesitation to kill his uncle, which some see as a mere plot device to prolong the action, but which others argue is a dramatization of the complex philosophical and ethical issues that surround cold-blooded murder, calculated revenge, and thwarted desire.
  6. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
    He may also have drawn on or perhaps written an earlier (hypothetical) Elizabethan play known today as the Ur-Hamlet.
  7. Shakespeare
    English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
    The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.
  8. tragedy
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
    The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare.
  9. adaptation
    the process of adjusting or conforming to new conditions
    Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others."[1]
  10. perform
    get done
    The play was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime[2] and still ranks among his most-performed, topping the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance list since 1879.[3]
  11. actress
    a female actor
    In the 400 years since, the role has been performed by highly acclaimed actors and actresses from each successive age.
  12. legend
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    Shakespeare based Hamlet on the legend of Amleth, preserved by 13th-century chronicler Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum as subsequently retold by 16th-century scholar François de Belleforest.
  13. actor
    a performer in theater, television, or film
    In the 400 years since, the role has been performed by highly acclaimed actors and actresses from each successive age.
  14. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
    One such example is the centuries-old debate about Hamlet's hesitation to kill his uncle, which some see as a mere plot device to prolong the action, but which others argue is a dramatization of the complex philosophical and ethical issues that surround cold-blooded murder, calculated revenge, and thwarted desire.
  15. performance
    the act of doing something successfully
    The play was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime[2] and still ranks among his most-performed, topping the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance list since 1879.[3]
  16. film
    a series of moving pictures that tells a story
    It has inspired writers from Goethe and Dickens to Joyce and Murdoch, and has been described as "the world's most filmed story after Cinderella".[4]
  17. literature
    writings in a particular style on a particular subject
    Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of "seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others."[1]
  18. writer
    a person who is able to write and has written something
    It has inspired writers from Goethe and Dickens to Joyce and Murdoch, and has been described as "the world's most filmed story after Cinderella".[4]
Created on Mon Jun 10 11:03:27 EDT 2013

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