The Norton Critical edition includes:

• The text of the Second Quarto, edited by Robert S. Miola, accompanied by annotations, headings, and introductory materials.
• Eighteen illustrations from 1604 to 2008, three of which are new to the Second Edition.
• The Actors Gallery, featuring actors—from Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry to Kenneth Branagh and David Tennant, two of whom are new to the Second Edition—reflecting on their roles in significant performances of Hamlet.
• Seventy-six critical interpretations, representing a wide range of historical and scholarly commentary.
• Afterlives, featuring fifteen references to Hamlet—from David Garrick and Mark Twain to Margaret Atwood and Jawad al-Assadi.
• A bibliography of printed and online resources.

About the Series: Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, the Norton Critical Editions set the standard for the appropriate support needed by undergraduate readers. The tripartite format—annotated text, contexts, and criticism—helps students better understand, analyze, and appreciate literature, while offering a wide range of teaching opportunities for instructors. Whether in print or digital format, the Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.