Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare, and almost everything known about him comes from sparse parish records ...

Scholars and critics have long thought William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is the greatest work in English literature. On the one hand, the story is simple. Hamlet’s uncle Claudius poisons Hamlet’s father, ...

Arguably the most influential work of theatre in the Western canon, William Shakespeare’s Hamlet has inspired countless works across multiple mediums since debuting between 1600 and 1601. Allusions to ...

Responding to a guest essay, readers offer different ways to view “Hamlet.” To the Editor: Re “Listen to ‘Hamlet.’ Feel Better,” by Jeremy McCarter (Opinion guest essay, July 23): I appreciate Mr.