Hamlet is probably one of the most performed, discussed, analyzed, and translated plays in the English language. In their preface to The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, the editors of the Folger Library edition write, "After reading Hamlet, apparently only the most determined souls can resist seizing a pen or racing for their typewriters to set down their explanations of the character of the Prince of Denmark...."1 We plead guilty to such a lack of determination and offer an otologic commentary on the murder of Hamlet's father. We suggest that Shakespeare learned of a startling new medical . . .
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