From: W. L. Godshalk Date: Wednesday, 13 Nov 1996 10:24:11 -0500 Subject: 7.0827 Qs: Hamlet as Sleuth Comment: Re: SHK 7.0827 Qs: Hamlet as Sleuth Harvey Roy Greenberg asks: >In any event, does anyone know >of a specific reference to Hamlet's sleuthing, or does anyone want to make >relevant comments on this score, or does anyone know if Kerrigan cites Hamlet >in this respect. Peter Alexander in _Hamlet Father and Son_ compares Hamlet to Philip Marlow, and suggests that _Hamlet_ is a detective play, with Hamlet as the man who must walk down these mean streets. I can't recall that Kerrigan discusses Hamlet as detective. Yours, Bill Godshalk