Last month, a friend asked me to name my "Desert Island Showtunes", and after coming up with my all-time favorite musicals I have moved on to other Top Ten lists. Being the literature nerd that I am, I have recently been pondering about "Desert Island Shakespeare." If I were stuck on an island, and could bring along five of Shakespeare's plays, which ones would I take? What would I leave behind? (FYI - I would also make certain that I brought an enormous dictionary.)
I am still fine tuning my list, but I have placed Hamlet in the Number Two Spot. It's one of my favorite plays not only because of its philosophical and psychological complexity, but also because it is the Bard at his most personal. Learn more about how Hamlet provides the most insight into the inner thoughts of the mysterious playwright we call Shakespeare.
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