02737cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000360011324501040014926400510025330000470030433600260035133700260037733800360040350000520043950001930049150000310068450801080071552012750082353400450209865300440214365300560218765300350224370000370227885600430231599900170235814899UtSlPG20260610133341.0mcr n260607r2005||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aHanmer, Thomas, Sir,d1677-174610aSome Remarks on the Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, Written by Mr. William Shakespeare (1736) 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2005  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aAugustan Reprint Society, publication number 09  a"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...."  aRelease date is 2005-02-04  aProduced by David Starner, Graeme Mackreth, David King, and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a“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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet  aHamlet (Legendary character) -- Early works to 1800  aTragedy -- Early works to 18001 aThorpe, Clarence De Witt,d1887-40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14899  c56287d56287