William Shakespeare's Hamlet

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Begin: 12/12/07
End: 12/20/07
Quality: Ten out of Ten.
Reason: Reading Plan.
Genre: Classics. Drama.
Original Language: English.
Date of Publication: 1602.
Fog Index: 8.0/86% are harder.
Flesch Index: 72.8/86% are harder.
Flesch-Kincaid Index: 5.7/88% are harder.
Complex Words: 9%/76% have more.
Number: Numerous.
Synopsis: Who doesn’t know this story? Hamlet’s father gets murdered by his brother and then said brother marries Hamlet’s mom, Queen Gertrude. Hamlet’s dad comes back as a ghost to let Hamlet know and demands Hamlet extract revenge. A million speeches later, Hamlet does it but also dies.
Thoughts: Bad Ass. Really bad ass. I forgot how much I liked this play. It really is the best of what Shakespeare has to offer. Some of Hamelt’s speeches are just so damn close to how I have felt or feel. It’s amazing. And the beautiful tragedy of it all. Amazing.