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<br>A few years ago I picked up a Coles Notes book with the compelling
title <i>Hamlet: In Everyday English (1964,1967).</i> It is an interesting
read partly because all the verse has been translated into prose,
but also because of the interpretations imposed on text that was intended
to carry several layers of meaning.
<p>When the Ghost informs Hamlet that Claudius is the killer, Hamlet exclaims:
<p> O my prophetic soul!
<br>My uncle!
<p>In the <i>Coles </i>we read this stirring response:
<p>My uncle! This explains my mistrust of him!
<p>I support the idea of further academic study of the Coles Notes
publishing phenomenon. However, we may need to provide emotional support
to those brave members of the Academy who venture into this territory.
<p>Ray
<br>--
<br>Raymond Louter
<br>Redeemer College
<br>777 Garner Road East
<br>Ancaster, ON
<br>L9K 1J4
<br>CANADA
<p><A HREF="http://www.redeemer.on.ca/academics/theatre/">http://www.redeemer.on.ca/academics/theatre/</A>
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