Reception and adaptations

Hamlet as a national English treasure

William Shakespeare’s Hamlet was well received in its own time period. As early as 1603, shortly after the play was most likely written, it is said to have been known not only in London, but in the university towns of Oxford and Cambridge. 

The drama became the most performed play on English theater stages in just a few decades. As early as 1710, the English politician Anthony Ashley Cooper, also known as the 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, stated that Hamlet was the play that touched English hearts the most. The play’s success was a result of its popularity with the public.

Indeed, Hamlet not only enjoyed great popularity in the 18th century. The drama turned into an educational treasure and widely known by people....

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