햄릿

옮긴이의 말 ····································································································5
등장인물들 ····································································································10

1막 1장 ········································································································13
2장 ········································································································24
3장 ········································································································39
4장 ········································································································47
5장 ········································································································53
2막 1장 ········································································································64
2장 ········································································································71
3막 1장 ·······································································································103
2장 ·······································································································114
3장 ·······································································································136
4장 ·······································································································142
4막 1장 ·······································································································155
2장 ·······································································································158
3장 ·······································································································160
4장 ·······································································································165
5장 ·······································································································169
6장 ·······································································································183
7장 ·······································································································185
5막 1장 ·······································································································196
2장 ·······································································································212

작품해설 ·····································································································235
셰익스피어 연보 ···························································································249

『햄릿』은 정체성, 인간 존재의 조건, 사후 인간의 여정에 대한 성찰로 가득하다. 그 중에서도 사후 인간의 여정에 대해 가장 심오하게 탐구하고 있다. 세계 문학사상 가장 유명한 다음 독백도 죽음 이후의 인간의 운명을 이해하려는 햄릿의 모습을 잘 보여 준다.

사느냐 죽느냐, 그것이 문제로다.
가혹한 운명의 돌팔매와 화살 맞아도
참고 사는 것이 장한 일인가.
아니면 고통의 바다에 맞서 무기 들고
싸우다 죽는 것이 옳은 일인가. 죽는 건- 잠자는 것.
그뿐 아닌가. 잠들면 마음의 상심도,
육신이 물려받는 수천 가지 고통도
끝나. 그것이 모두가 바라는 마무리
아닌가. 죽는 건 잠자는 것.
하지만 잠들면 꿈을 꿀 테지. 아, 그것이 걸리는구나.
우리가 이승의 고통 버리고
죽음이란 잠을 잘 때, 어떤 꿈 찾아올지 모르니
주저할 수밖에. 그 때문에
이리 오래 사는 재앙을 겪는 게지.(3막 1장 56-69)

이 독백은 자살 충동을 느끼는 순간 햄릿이 특유의 사유에 빠져 죽음에 대해 진지하게 성찰하고 있음을 보여 준다. 이것이 인간의 가장 큰 철학적 명제인 ‘죽음’에 대해 셰익스피어가 준엄하게 내리는 결론이다. 이렇듯 생과 사를 관통하는 햄릿의 대사 한 마디 한 마디가 주옥같은 철학적 경구가 된다. 인간 존재에 대한 숭엄한 명상이 보석 같은 언어들로 표현됨으로써 『햄릿』은 부동의 세계 최고의 문학 작품이 된 것이다.