This surreal image by Teun Hocks depicts a lone, pyjama-clad figure walking through a painted scene during a fierce storm. The feeling of movement and the gusting storm is created through the flailing scarf and hat, blown off the man’s head. The candle flame, however, seems unaffected by the turmoil, burning strong and steady, unwavering. [...]

During a soliloquy the audience knows that a character is telling the complete truth. This first soliloquy by Hamlet has been devised by Shakespeare to introduce us to the thoughts and feelings of the main character. This allows us to gain an accurate impression of Hamlet very soon after first meeting him, an impression which [...]