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Read this over the last two days in anticipation of seeing Haider. I've read this before but it was, oh, 13 years ago and I didn't retain that much of it. While I've long been disabused of the idea that Shakespeare should be treated with silent reverence, somehow he still manages to surprise me every time I take on his work. Hamlet, I rediscovered this weekend, is downright visceral. Literally (lots of talk of blood and guts and decay) and figuratively. And like Romeo and Juliet, there are moments where it gets so damn funny you forget how it's bound to end up. It's a very compelling, very human play.