Catholic Reading Plan

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

A grieving prince investigates his father’s death. His pursuit of revenge draws the court into questions of conscience, truth and responsibility.

Literature · Poetry & Drama

Original date: c. 1600 (composition)

Reading level: Intermediate

Reading guides

Source notes & edition details

Joseph Pearce
Chapter title in the public table of contents of Pearce’s fifty-work guide. This verifies inclusion, not an endorsement of a particular translation.

Peter Kreeft
Named in the published transcript of Kreeft’s lecture.

Bibliographic references

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Original catalog editions

Independently published (2020), 140 pages
Hamlet by William Shakespeare