Project Gutenberg 2005-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 120 Hanmer, Thomas, Sir 1677 1746 Thorpe, Clarence De Witt 1887 Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Written by Mr. William Shakespeare (1736) Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 09 "The tradition that Hanmer wrote the essay had its highly dubious origin in a single unsupported statement by Sir Henry Bunbury, made over one hundred years after the work was written...." Produced by David Starner, Graeme Mackreth, David King, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team “Some Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark” attributed to Thomas Hanmer is a critical essay written in the early 18th century. This work discusses Shakespeare's famous play "Hamlet," offering an analysis of its themes, characters, and structure while engaging with contemporary critical debates. The essay focuses on the importance of reason and nature in evaluating the play's artistic merit, challenging the rules established by previous critics. The opening of the essay introduces the author's intent to critique "Hamlet" by examining its qualities through the lens of reason and nature, rather than adhering strictly to traditional criticism. The author immediately asserts the value of true criticism as one that highlights a work's beauties while addressing its flaws only as necessary. The essay emphasizes Shakespeare's genius and his characters' alignment with human nature, while also pointing out perceived flaws within the tragedies, such as structural absurdities. Importantly, the author hints at a balance between admiring Shakespeare's work and being candid about its imperfections, setting the stage for a more detailed analysis of the play's characters and events as the essay unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Hamlet (Legendary character) -- Early works to 1800 Tragedy -- Early works to 1800 PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 151088 2025-07-06T11:35:33.182648 text/html 150909 2025-01-14T19:58:49.194160 text/html 163343 2025-07-06T11:35:39.699568 application/epub+zip 164187 2025-07-06T11:35:36.631600 application/epub+zip 111157 2025-07-06T11:35:35.446575 application/epub+zip 397550 2025-07-06T11:35:41.786563 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382647 2025-07-06T11:35:38.928531 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150108 2022-09-07T18:53:19.645629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 132438 2025-07-06T11:35:32.929629 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132203 2020-12-19T08:48:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 132196 2020-12-19T08:48:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20951 2025-07-06T11:35:41.915539 application/rdf+xml 25817 2025-07-06T11:35:35.941551 image/jpeg 4780 2025-07-06T11:35:35.692576 image/jpeg 50366 2020-12-19T08:48:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 50345 2020-12-19T08:48:07 application/octet-stream application/zip 163027 2025-07-06T11:35:33.195581 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia