This latest version of Hamlet begins with a death ritual. Riz Ahmed, as the title character, washes his father's body, surrounded by his uncle, Claudius, and other men as a Hindu priest recites from ...

“Hamlet” can be a behemoth. Long, laden with droves of characters, philosophically complex, dramaturgically unwieldy and a main character who cannot help but spout so very many words. A bit of ...