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FOR MURDER THOUGH HAVE NO TONGUE WILL SPEAK HAMLET SPEAKS FOR THE CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS AROUND THE WORD

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).20      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).20      Published : Dec 2018

"For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word

Abstract

    People from different countries reshape and revise Hamlet to suit their situations and alter their personalities accordingly. Hamlet highlights issues in political, moral, social and cultural spheres of a country. Shakespeare’s Hamlet attracts the minds of readers to the extent that they establish a link with their unconscious minds; thus resulting in an empathetic connection between readers, characters and the adapters. This paper offers an analysis of the different adaptations of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in some countries. It delineates the link between Hamlet and its adaptations, particularly Haider –an Indian adaptation. This paper compares Hamlet and Haider and draws parallels between the two in order to highlight and address contemporary problems especially that of conflict between Pakistan and India over Kashmir. This paper talks about Haider that successfully created the desired impact which should be the purpose of an adapted play. Essentially qualitative in nature, this paper uses the lens of Linda Hutcheon –Theory of Adaptation- to conduct textual analysis.

    (1) Muhammad Muazzam Sharif
    Lecturer, Department of English, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Zubair Shafiq
    Assistant Professor, Department of Media Studies, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Umtul Ayesha
    Lecturer, City District Government Degree College for Women, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Sharif, M. M., Shafiq, Z., & Ayesha, U. (2018). "For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word. Global Social Sciences Review, III(IV), 309-319. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).20

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Sharif, Muhammad Muazzam, Zubair Shafiq, and Umtul Ayesha. 2018. ""For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word." Global Social Sciences Review, III (IV): 309-319 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).20

HARVARD

    HARVARD : SHARIF, M. M., SHAFIQ, Z. & AYESHA, U. 2018. "For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word. Global Social Sciences Review, III, 309-319.

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    MHRA : Sharif, Muhammad Muazzam, Zubair Shafiq, and Umtul Ayesha. 2018. ""For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word." Global Social Sciences Review, III: 309-319

MLA

    MLA : Sharif, Muhammad Muazzam, Zubair Shafiq, and Umtul Ayesha. ""For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word." Global Social Sciences Review, III.IV (2018): 309-319 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : Sharif, Muhammad Muazzam, Shafiq, Zubair, and Ayesha, Umtul (2018), ""For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word", Global Social Sciences Review, III (IV), 309-319

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Sharif, Muhammad Muazzam, Zubair Shafiq, and Umtul Ayesha. ""For Murder, though have no Tongue, will Speak", Hamlet Speaks for the Contemporary Problems around the Word." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. IV (2018): 309-319. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-IV).20