Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike

https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/144578 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gertrude and Claudius Author: John Updike Narrator: John Lee Format: mp3 Length: 6 hrs and 23 mins Release date: 12-03-19 Ratings: 4 out of 5 stars, 9 ratings Genres: Mash-Ups Publisher's Summary: Gertrude and Claudius are the "villains" of Hamlet: he the killer of Hamlet’s father and usurper of the Danish throne; she his lusty consort, who marries Claudius before her late husband’s body is cold. But in this imaginative "prequel" to the play, John Updike makes a case for the royal couple that Shakespeare only hinted at. Gertrude and Claudius are seen afresh against a background of fond intentions and family dysfunction, on a stage darkened by the ominous shadow of a sullen, erratic, disaffected prince.