Review: ‘Hamnet’ Is a Deeply Sad, Utterly Beautiful Shakespeare Story

'Hamnet': Shakespeare’s son, mother’s grief, tale told in silence

In Chloe Zhao’s 'Hamnet,' grief, love and art collide in a story that lingers long after the final frame, led by Jessie Buckley’s...

Review: ‘Hamnet’ is a deeply sad, utterly beautiful Shakespeare story

Enveloped in soft green, the forest holds Agnes (Jessie Buckley) with the comfort and safety of a womb. Curled up in a centuries-old tree root, she is cradled by the lineage of her mother and the mothers before her, who walked out of the forest knowing of plants and dirt and animals. When she strides out of the woods in her red dress, a powerful hawk on her arm, a young tutor peering out of an attic classroom window is struck dumb at the sight o…

‘Goodnight, sweet prince’ — Harvard Gazette

Campus & Community ‘Goodnight, sweet prince’ Illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Liz Mineo Harvard Staff Writer November 25, 2025 5 min read New holiday film reimagines couple’s searing grief over death of young son, how it inspired creation of ‘Hamlet’ William Shakespeare is the most celebrated playwright in the English language, but we really know so little about him. He wrote 154 poems an…

Hamnet Review: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal Bring Shakespeare’s World to Life

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Hamnet: to see or not to see? Plus The Fifth Step at National Theatre Live

I should be the ideal audience member for Hamnet (Rating: ✭✭✭), Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel inspired by the death of the 11-year-old Hamnet, William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes’ son, in 1596. That event supposedly inspired Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, first performed a few years later.✅ = Critic's pick / ✭✭✭✭✭ = outstanding, among best of the year / ✭✭✭✭ = excellent / ✭✭✭ = recommended / ✭✭ or ✭ = didn't work for me…

He’s the Reason ‘Hamnet’ Makes You Cry Your Eyes Out

HE SCORES “One of the things I love about music is that it is a way to tell stories,” Hamnet composer Max Richter told me. (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)ShareSubscribe nowHappy Monday, and welcome to what ought to be a week of rest for me and the people who have been relentlessly on the awards campaign trail for the past few months, if only that were possible. (I’ve got two interviews scheduled today with major Oscar contenders — subscribe to th…